Senate pulls spending bill with money for early ed, i3

12-17-2010

By Alyson Klein/Education Week

So educators may never get to see a second round of the Investing in Innovation program, which helps districts scale-up promising practices, or a brand new fund to help states improve early childhood education. Money for both of those programs was included in a big giant spending bill under consideration in the Senate. But Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., the majority leader, pulled the measure from consideration in the face of opposition from Republicans, who objected to the fact that the bill contained a number of earmarks (pet projects requested by lawmakers for their districts.) Of course, some of these same Republicans who wanted to vote against the bill had requested their own earmarks. What does this actually mean for schools? Well, unless Congress is somehow able to revive the measure (not likely), funding for almost every K-12 program would most likely be flat for another year. That includes money for Title I grants to help educate disadvantaged kids, and funding for kids in special education. School districts are already facing major cuts, so many are sure to be unhappy about this. (more…)

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