Senate approves funding to keep 140,000 teachers' jobs

08-06-2010

By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo/Christian Science Monitor

It’s like the ultimate back-to-school gift card: $10 billion for cash-strapped school districts to recall laid-off teachers and keep thousands of K-12 jobs. Supporters of the extra funding say it will keep about 140,000 educators working. The money for teachers, which is part of an aviation safety bill, was approved by the Senate Thursday and will likely pass the House next week when representatives unexpectedly return from August recess. The infusion of cash could save half the jobs that school districts were expected to have to trim, according to a June survey by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA). (more...)

Also: Education Week * KPCC * Washington Post * Orange County Register

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