Monday, February 9, 2009

Federal stimulus bill update

I don't have exact numbers on what's in and what's out, but I did just get this from the NEA which I thought worth passing along:

Thanks to your e-mails to your Senators last week, threatened cuts to education in the Senate economic recovery proposal were largely averted. A compromise reached this weekend leaves much of the education funding that flows directly to local school districts untouched.
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The package includes funding flexible funding for local school districts, increased funding for Title I and special education, and tax credits to help school districts finance school modernization and repair.

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