Is the federal government spending enough money on education?
Many people believe that our taxes are going to special programs or causes to benefit our future if not our kids. Have you ever stopped and wondered how much of that money is actually going to benefit our kids education? This year our budget consists of $2.9 trillion dollars. This pathfinder is designed to help researchers locate important data on how our federal budget is being allocated. Below are several helpful subject headings and keyword search terms that I have used and that benefited my search and will hopefully benefit yours too.
Subject Headings
1.Student aid
2.Armed Forces, Appropriations and expenditures
3.Budget, Bush, George W., U.S. Dept. of Defense, Appropriations and expenditures, Government spending policy, War, Economic aspects, Budget deficits
Keyword Search Terms
1.education +"federal budget"
2.federal government and budget
3.The citizens guide to the budget
4.Pell grant
5.Perkins loans and federal budget
Articles:
Press Briefing by OMB Director Rob Portman on the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Author: Rob Portman Director of the Office of Management and Budget Publication Date: Feb. 5, 2007 Database: SIRS Government Reporter Subject Headings :Budget,Economic forecasting Portman, Robert J.U.S., Economic conditions
This article is useful because the author works for the president and is trying to convince the American people of how this budget will benefit us all.
"Bush budget puts pinch on domestic spending."
Author: Milligan, Susan, and Rick Klein. Publication:Boston Globe Publication Date: Feb 6, 2007 Database:Custom Newspapers. Thomson Gale.
Author: Executive Office of the President Management and Budget Office Publication: A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget: Budget of the United States... Publication Date: 2001 Database: SIRS Government Reporter
Is the federal government spending enough money on education?
Many people believe that our taxes are going to special programs or causes to benefit our future if not our kids. Have you ever stopped and wondered how much of that money is actually going to benefit our kids education? This year our budget consists of $2.9 trillion dollars. This pathfinder is designed to help researchers locate important data on how our federal budget is being allocated. Below are several helpful subject headings and keyword search terms that I have used and that benefited my search and will hopefully benefit yours too.
Subject Headings
1.Student aid
2.Armed Forces, Appropriations and expenditures
3.Budget, Bush, George W., U.S. Dept. of Defense, Appropriations and expenditures, Government spending policy, War, Economic aspects, Budget deficits
Keyword Search Terms
1.education +"federal budget"
2.federal government and budget
3.The citizens guide to the budget
4.Pell grant
5.Perkins loans and federal budget
Articles:
Press Briefing by OMB Director Rob Portman on the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Author: Rob Portman Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Publication Date: Feb. 5, 2007
Database: SIRS Government Reporter
Subject Headings :Budget,Economic forecasting Portman, Robert J.U.S., Economic conditions
This article is useful because the author works for the president and is trying to convince the American people of how this budget will benefit us all.
"Bush budget puts pinch on domestic spending."
Author: Milligan, Susan, and Rick Klein.Publication: Boston Globe
Publication Date: Feb 6, 2007
Database: Custom Newspapers. Thomson Gale.
Burden of Student Loans Increasing, Even for Some Lawmakers
Author: Pamela Brogan
Publication: Gannett News Service
Publication Date: March 23, 2006
Database: Sirs researchers
Defense Spending Jumps Under Bush's $2.9 Trillion Budget
Author: Ron Hutcheson and Margaret Talev
Publication: McClatchy Newspapers
Publication Date: Feb. 5, 2007
Database: SIRS Researcher
A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget: Budget of the United...
Author: Executive Office of the President Management and Budget Office
Publication: A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget: Budget of the United States...
Publication Date: 2001
Database: SIRS Government Reporter
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