Education Funding
Ensure Great Public Schools for Every Child
HIGHLIGHTS
YOU DID IT!!! A MAJOR VICTORY FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND OUR NATION!!!
On August 10, the House passed the education jobs/FMAP bill by a vote of 247-161. See how your Representative voted on this critical vote and how your Senators voted last week. The President has already signed the bill into law so the money can get to where it is needed quickly. New figures from the U.S.Department of Education estimate that some 161,000 educators who had received pink slips will be heading back to school this fall as a result of this win.
Thank your Representative and Senators who supported the bill and express your disappointment to those who did not.
See how many jobs will be saved in your state.This victory could not have been achieved without the help of activists around the country. Together, you sent over 300,000 e-mails and made over 100,000 phone calls to Congress.
Thank you!!
Helpful Resources
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FY 2011 Funding
Testimony of NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education-Related Agencies: Education and the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget.
On February 1, 2010, President Obama released his budget request for fiscal year 2011, which begins on October 1 of this year. The budget includes increases for education, particularly in elementary and secondary education as well as early childhood education. More information is available here.
- Education Department Discretionary Funding (PDF) (2/1/10)
- Federal Education Formula-Allocated vs Competitively Awarded Funding Comparison (PDF) (2/4/10)
- State-Formula Allocated Education Funding Comparison by State (PDF) (2/4/10)
- Proposed Federal Education Program Consolidation Funding Comparison by State (PDF) (2/4/10)
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Recovery Act funds have helped states plug gaps in their education budgets, but states are still experiencing declining revenue which will continue to put pressure on their ability to provide students with the education resources they need. What happens when the Recovery Act money runs out, while the budget gaps continue to widen, otherwise known as the “funding cliff?”
See what this means for your state.
Education jobs funded through the Recovery Act by program and by state for the latest reporting period.
See how much money the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is providing education.
- National
- State
- Congressional District
- State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
- School Construction Bonds
