Special Features and Updates
Text of Senate Education Jobs Fund Bill
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 - Attached is the text of the $10 billion Senate education jobs fund bill, as cleared for a vote on Aug. 4. Final approval is expected later Aug. 5. The House is expected to vote on it early the following week, after which it will go to the President.
Reid, Senate Dems Achieve Breakthrough on State Aid
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 — Despite pleas for financial help from struggling state and city governments, congressional Democrats spent much of the summer legislative session unsuccessfully struggling to pass an education jobs bill in the face of Republican resistance and public anxiety over the federal deficit. But in one of its final votes before departing for the August recess, Senate Democrats unexpectedly managed to cobble together enough votes to clear the way for a deficit-neutral plan that could receive swift House approval.
Obama Administration Seeks Offsets to Fund Jobs Bill
WASHINGTON, July 15 — Obama administration officials today reiterated the president’s threat to veto a proposed $10 billion education jobs fund measure if the new aid for schools comes at the expense of existing reform programs.
Lawmaker’s Move on Education Jobs Draws Veto Threat
WASHINGTON, July 2 — The House approved a supplemental bill last night that would shift some of the money slated for education reform programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to pay for a $10 billion education jobs fund, prompting a veto threat from the White House.
Grantmakers, Experts Reflect on Race to the Top Process
WASHINGTON, June 22 — As the U.S. Education Department (ED) spends the summer deciding which additional states will win Race to the Top (RTT) grants — 35 states and the District of Columbia are vying for a share of $3.4 billion — some are reviewing the first RTT competition to highlight lessons learned.
