The House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act today, by a vote of 244-188. With teaching and other education-related jobs on the chopping block as states slash education budgets, the plan makes bold, strategic investments in education to help stave off teacher layoffs and create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, among other things.
“We simply cannot let our education systems collapse as the economy collapses,” Chairman Miller said. “Together, these investments will meet the most urgent challenges we face: creating new jobs that can’t get shipped overseas, mitigating the devastation of state and local budget cuts, and most importantly – making sure that our schoolchildren and students don’t become the victims of this economic crisis. With more job layoffs coming by the day, American workers and families can’t afford to wait for this relief.”
More information on some of these key provisions:
Making College More Affordable »
Creating and Saving Jobs »
Modernizing Our Schools and Colleges »
Investing in 21st Century Education »
Investing in Excellent Teachers »
Providing Health Care Access for Laid-Off, Older, and Tenured Workers »
Estimates of Education Funding School Districts Would Receive Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act »
“We simply cannot let our education systems collapse as the economy collapses,” Chairman Miller said. “Together, these investments will meet the most urgent challenges we face: creating new jobs that can’t get shipped overseas, mitigating the devastation of state and local budget cuts, and most importantly – making sure that our schoolchildren and students don’t become the victims of this economic crisis. With more job layoffs coming by the day, American workers and families can’t afford to wait for this relief.”
More information on some of these key provisions:
Making College More Affordable »
Creating and Saving Jobs »
Modernizing Our Schools and Colleges »
Investing in 21st Century Education »
Investing in Excellent Teachers »
Providing Health Care Access for Laid-Off, Older, and Tenured Workers »
Estimates of Education Funding School Districts Would Receive Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act »
