As a California teacher I was curious to see CTA President David Sanchez behind Illinois Senator Dick Durbin at a Press Conference last week. Then I realized Durbin is on the Appropriations Committee. A key committee for the stimulus package. That led me to search for what is in the stimulus package for education. I found some answers in the New York Times.
The good news is that there is money for education in the Bill. The bad news is that while the House version had $150 billion for education, the Senate trimmed quite a bit of that. The Senate version contains about $83 billion for child care, public schools and universities.
The Senate bill is expected to pass today and then it goes to a Conference Committee where House and Senate leaders will work on a compromise bill that can be sent to President Obama for his signature.
If you'd like to read the full New York Times article click here...NYT.
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