Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What's in the Senate version of the stimulus bill?

Here's the best information I've gotten so far on what was in the Senate version of the stimulus bill in terms of education:

... would provide about $83 billion for child care, public schools and universities...tough bargaining can be expected later this week between House and Senate negotiators over the Senate’s decision to eliminate all of $20 billion in direct financing of school renovation, and over its trim of $40 billion from the House’s proposed $79 billion stabilization fund for states, much of which would be spent on schools and state universities
...Education Secretary
Arne Duncan said Monday that the $39 billion in aid to states proposed in the Senate bill was “not nearly as much as we need.” Addressing an audience of college administrators, Mr. Duncan said a forthcoming University of Washington study estimated that “almost 600,000 education jobs are at risk of state budget cuts.”

Again, of course, this is all up for negotiation between the Senate and House.

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