WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, today issued the following statement in response to Governor Schwarzenegger's decision to sign legislation freeing up $1.2 billion in federal school jobs grants for the state of California.
"I am very pleased the Governor has decided to sign legislation to use the money for teachers' jobs in California that Congress approved this summer. Saving teachers' jobs is vital to our economy and to the education of our children, which is why the legislature took decisive action to expedite the bill. The money Congress approved will help 16,500 California teachers stay in their classrooms, and I am glad to see the Governor's support for this critical effort."
"I am very pleased the Governor has decided to sign legislation to use the money for teachers' jobs in California that Congress approved this summer. Saving teachers' jobs is vital to our economy and to the education of our children, which is why the legislature took decisive action to expedite the bill. The money Congress approved will help 16,500 California teachers stay in their classrooms, and I am glad to see the Governor's support for this critical effort."
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