House Committee Approves Measure That Would Aid Districts on Facilities
Following a spirited debate about federal spending priorities in education, the House education committee approved a bill last week that would authorize new money to help districts improve school facilities, including making them more environmentally friendly.
The measure, which was approved April 30 on a largely party-line vote of 28-19, would authorize $6.4 billion in grants to school districts in fiscal 2009. If enacted, it would pave the way for the first federal investment in upgrading school buildings since 2001, when Congress approved $1.2 billion for educational facilities.
But Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon of California, the top Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, argued that the measure would divert money from other priorities, such as spending for students in special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. And he said labor and environmental requirements in the bill would drive...
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