Pressure Building for More Aid to Save Education Jobs
New Injection of Cash Crucial as States, Districts Struggle, Duncan Tells Senate Panel
As school districts brace for the funding shortfall that will hit when money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act begins to dry up later this year, Democratic leaders in Congress and the Obama administration are seeking a second dose of economic aid for cash-strapped schools.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week called on Congress to approve new aid to preserve education jobs, on the same day that Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the senator with the most sway on education issues, released a bill that would provide $23 billion in new education funding for states.
Secretary Duncan’s public support for such aid marks the first time the Obama administration has explicitly called for a second round of federal spending to help schools get through...
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