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March 15, 2006
Critical education funding vote expected todayAlthough it is early in the annual appropriations process in Congress, a vote expected later today could be the most important one of the year for education funding. Senators Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) are expected to offer an amendment that would increase the budget cap on discretionary spending by $7 billion, with part of that going for education. Without it, the education funding picture for FY2007 is not pretty. This could be the only realistic opportunity to increase funding for education this year.
School board members and public school advocates nationwide have responded to calls to action and are urging their senators to support the Specter-Harkin amendment to the 2007 budget resolution that is expected to be voted on today. Please join them if you haven't already. For more information check out NSBA's letter to the Senate.
Posted March 15, 2006 1:32 PM | Advocacy & Legislation | School Finance
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