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Sen. Harkin proposes $23 billion bailout for schools
- 04-15-2010
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a By Nick Anderson/Washington Post
As public schools nationwide face larger class sizes and cuts in programs, the Senate's leading Democrat on education issues proposed a $23 billion bailout Wednesday to help avert layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers and other school personnel in the coming academic year. The bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Harkin (Iowa), a potential sequel to the economic stimulus law enacted last year, joins the mix of spending initiatives the Democratic-led Congress will consider this spring on issues such as aid to small business and appropriations for the war in Afghanistan. Educators nationwide are warning that their finances have been stretched to the breaking point. (more...)
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