ERIC Number: ED527703
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Dec
Pages: 68
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Education & The American Jobs Act: Creating Jobs through Investments in Our Nation's Schools
Executive Office of the President
On September 8, 2011, the President proposed the American Jobs Act to Congress, including investments of $25 billion to renovate and modernize at least 35,000 of America's public schools; $5 billion to upgrade infrastructure at America's community colleges; and $30 billion to keep hundreds of thousands of educators in the classroom. This report documents the need for Congress to take decisive action on the American Jobs Act, and provides detailed estimates of the benefits each school district in the country can expect to receive with passage of the American Jobs Act. These critical investments will create jobs now and improve the physical condition of the schools that teach and train future workers for the jobs of the twenty-first century. (Contains 29 footnotes.) [This publication was co-prepared with the National Economic Council.]
Descriptors: Public Schools, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Educational Finance, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Investment, Human Capital, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, State Surveys, Funding Formulas, Resource Allocation, Educational Equity (Finance), Teacher Employment, Academic Achievement, State Programs, Statistical Distributions, Program Proposals
Executive Office of the President. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500. Tel: 202-456-1111; Fax: 202-456-2461; e-mail: comments@whitehouse.gov; Web site: http://www.whitehouse.gov
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: The White House, Domestic Policy Council; Department of Education (ED); Council of Economic Advisers
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