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“It is clear the historic investments in education are already starting to pay off – education budget cuts are being delayed, jobs are being created, and children aren’t losing a year of learning as the economy recovers. In my home state of California, where a budget crisis has meant major cuts across the board, these funds have helped save or create 80,000 education-related jobs. There remains an enormous amount of work ahead, but this report shows we’re on the right track to helping in the short term, while building a highly skilled, competitive workforce for generations to come.”
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Chairman Miller Statement on the Recovery Act Saving and Creating Education Jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, released the following statement after the Department of Education issued a report showing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act investments in education helped save or create 325,000 jobs.“It is clear the historic investments in education are already starting to pay off – education budget cuts are being delayed, jobs are being created, and children aren’t losing a year of learning as the economy recovers. In my home state of California, where a budget crisis has meant major cuts across the board, these funds have helped save or create 80,000 education-related jobs. There remains an enormous amount of work ahead, but this report shows we’re on the right track to helping in the short term, while building a highly skilled, competitive workforce for generations to come.”
To read more about the Recovery Act, click here.
To view the report, click here.
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