Jobs bill could bring $24M to local schools

01-11-2010

Blog by Emily Alpert/Voice of San Diego

A federal jobs bill now in the works could provide as much as $24 million to San Diego Unified School District, but the district isn't counting on those funds to get out of its budget crunch. The Jobs for Main Street Act proposes pouring $23 billion into education jobs nationwide as part of a $154 billion package. If the money is divvied up the same way as an earlier dose of stimulus dollars, it would bring $24 million to the school district, spokesman Bernie Rhinerson said. That would be welcome news as San Diego Unified tries to plug a budget gap that could range from $97 million to $222 million. But the bill has a long way to go before it becomes a reality, and it could change. (more...)

Document Actions

Print this

Personal tools

Sections

Jobs bill could bring $24M to local schools

Document Actions