Senate passes state aid bill, House to return for vote

By doris | Published: August 6, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.com

WASHINGTON — Congress is moving rapidly just weeks before the start of the school year to speed billions of dollars in emergency education aid to states in hopes of reversing the layoffs of tens of thousands of teachers.

Some $10 billion in aid to school districts is set to flow after a 61-39 Senate vote Thursday — to be followed quickly by a House vote next week — in hopes that it will come in time for many school districts to reconsider teacher layoffs.

Thursday’s vote was a hard-earned but partial victory for Democrats and President Barack Obama. Advocates said it could save the jobs of up to 300,000 teachers, police and other public workers.

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One Comment

  1. tim
    Posted August 6, 2010 at 4:07 am | Permalink

    yet the senate is slowly murdering the long term unemployed and their cxhildren…just like hitlers regime…starve them to death …..i curse each one to suffer each day until they die

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