Welcome to Save TRIO Talent Search where you can get information, news and events important for making decisions, planning activities, and strategies to stop the recommendation by President Bush to terminate Talent Search, Upward Bound and GEAR UP in his FY2007 Budget. LET'S GET BUSY!

President Bush's FY2007 Recommendation:

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PART RATINGS for Education Programs Assessed to Date:

Of the 141 programs slated for cuts or no funding, less than 1/3 have gone through the PART process. Of the 45 on the list that did receive PART ratings, 12 were rated "adequate" and 3 received the second highest mark of "moderately effective" - Talent Search's rating. Twelve programs were deemed "ineffective". Forty percent of the programs had "results not demonstrated" (RND).

 Download a pdf file of Bush's Budget 2007, which recommends once again "0" for Talent Search, Upward Bound and GEAR UP or go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2007/education.html. It appears that Bush wishes to take this money to fund his "NCLB High School Reform" Initiatives once again!

"On the Chopping Block Again!" - good article featuring Lucy Jones' program. She is Chairperson of COE's Board of Directors.

 Read great article on New PART Scores Contradictions done by OMB Watch. Learn how the government doesn't even follow its own criteria to make decisions.

MORE WILL BE COMING SOON!!!

Chronology of Events:

Other Important Articles:

Tom Mortenson Presentation and Letter

Positive Finding of Mathematica UB Study...submitted to TRIO ListServ on February 10, 2005 by Julia Tower, COE

PART Recs Affect TRIO...submitted by Julia Tower, COE to TRIO ListServ on February 10, 2005

PART Scores Have No Credibility...submitted by Dr. Arnold Mitchem to TRIO ListServ on February 10, 2005

Detailed PART Ratings 2004 - Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services and GEAR UP

Good Information

TRIO Programs Profile Brochure - although somewhat dated (2002) it has good factual information on funding and the programs. Issued by the U.S. Department of Education, Federal TRIO Programs. (In PDF format)