Copyright 2000 Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
THE ARIZONA
REPUBLIC
December 14, 2000 Thursday, Final Chaser
SECTION: FRONT; Pg. A12
LENGTH: 165 words
HEADLINE:
CONGRESS SET TO BOOST PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
BODY:
Congressional negotiators have reached a tentative budget agreement that
includes a major increase in federal spending for public schools, acknowledging
the political potency of education as the 106th Congress nears a close.
The preliminary accord, which aides predicted will come to a vote in the
House and Senate by Friday, includes funding increases for hiring teachers,
renovating schools, educating special-needs children and defraying college
tuition for low-income students.
If the GOP-led Congress signs off on
the increase, the Department of Education would receive about $41 billion in the
fiscal year that began Oct. 1. That's up from $35.6 billion the year before.
In line for increases are two key White House priorities -- hiring more
elementary school teachers and a new program to renovate schools. The accord
would include $1.6 billion, up from $1.3 billion the previous year, for new
teachers and as much as $1.2 billion to refurbish older school structures.
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