Help for Schools, Maybe
May 29th, 2010 — Budget, Education, Federal
Colorado could get up to $350 million from the federal government to avoid laying off teachers, without having to enter a contest. That amount could avoid nearly all of the cuts for next school year, if it comes through in time.
The money is in a bill the U.S. House will soon be debating. As of now, the bill would divvy up $23 billion among all 50 states. A preliminary estimate puts Colorado's share at about $350 million.
Of course the bill would have to pass for us to get the money, but at least it's a possibility.
The catch? It's only for one year. Our cuts to K-12 are permanent, so we'd still eliminate the jobs — just a year after we thought.
![Reblog this post [with Zemanta]](http://img.zemanta.com/reblog_e.png?x-id=1e9da6ad-f155-440b-91f0-a7564dd75fd0)
0 comments
Kick things off by filling out the form below.
You must log in to post a comment.