▁black ▁journalist ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁same ." ▁Williams ▁did ▁not ▁disc lose ▁the ▁pay ments . ▁ ▁The ▁House ▁Education ▁and ▁Work force ▁Committee ▁stated , ▁" As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁No ▁Child ▁Left ▁Be hind ▁Act , ▁signed ▁by ▁Bush ▁on ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁today ▁is ▁sp ending ▁more ▁money ▁on ▁elementary ▁and ▁High ▁School ▁( K - 1 2 ) ▁education ▁than ▁at ▁any ▁other ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Fund ing ▁increases ▁have ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁degree ▁been ▁offset ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁level ▁by ▁increased ▁costs ▁associated ▁with ▁implementing ▁N CL B , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁economic ▁dow nt urn ▁on ▁education ▁bud gets . ▁ ▁D iversity ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁ ▁Fa ith - based ▁initi atives ▁▁ ▁In ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁President ▁Bush ▁worked ▁with ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁Congress ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation ▁changing ▁the ▁way ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁reg ulated , ▁tax ed ▁and ▁fund ed ▁char ities ▁and ▁non - pro fit ▁initi atives ▁run ▁by ▁religious ▁organizations . ▁Although ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁it ▁was ▁possible ▁for ▁these ▁organizations ▁to ▁receive ▁federal ▁assistance , ▁the ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁removed ▁reporting ▁requirements , ▁which ▁required ▁the ▁organizations ▁to ▁separate ▁their ▁char itable ▁functions ▁from ▁their ▁religious ▁functions . ▁Bush ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Office ▁of ▁Fa ith ▁Based ▁and ▁Community ▁In iti atives . ▁Days ▁into ▁his ▁first ▁term ,