WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today issued the following statement after U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that California will receive more than $487 million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The recovery dollars will fund teacher jobs and strengthen ongoing education reform efforts in California public elementary and secondary schools. Chairman Miller authored key education portions of the Recovery Act in 2009, and recovery funding has helped create 47,000 California education jobs from April 1 to June 30, 2010 alone. California has received approximately $11 billion in education assistance under the Recovery Act since 2009.
“These resources are vital to addressing the funding crisis we’re seeing
in California schools and in schools across the nation. This funding
helps ensure that California teachers are in the classroom where they
belong, not on the unemployment line. A child only has one chance at an
education, and continued Recovery Act funding ensures that their
educations aren’t jeopardized by overcrowded classrooms.”
This funding comes on the heels of recent action by Congress to save jobs through the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. This bill, signed into law by President Obama last week, will provide $10 billion to save and create teacher jobs, which will translate into 16,500 California teacher jobs. California was the first state to submit its application to the Department of Education for this critical funding.
Chairman Miller has been a key advocate in the House for additional aid to keep teachers in the classroom. He proposed a $23 billion dollar emergency “Education Jobs Fund” in late 2009 and authored the Local Jobs for America Act, which would help save local communities from devastating public sector layoffs.
More information on the Recovery Act
More information on Chairman Miller’s efforts to save teacher jobs
This funding comes on the heels of recent action by Congress to save jobs through the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. This bill, signed into law by President Obama last week, will provide $10 billion to save and create teacher jobs, which will translate into 16,500 California teacher jobs. California was the first state to submit its application to the Department of Education for this critical funding.
Chairman Miller has been a key advocate in the House for additional aid to keep teachers in the classroom. He proposed a $23 billion dollar emergency “Education Jobs Fund” in late 2009 and authored the Local Jobs for America Act, which would help save local communities from devastating public sector layoffs.
More information on the Recovery Act
More information on Chairman Miller’s efforts to save teacher jobs
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