The American Jobs Act: Does it have the answers?
President Barack Obama and Secretary Arne Duncan (Photo by Obama-Biden Transition Project)
Mixed reactions are emerging to President Barack Obama’s education pledges in his introduction of the American Jobs Act last night, outlined further by Secretary Arne Duncan on Friday afternoon.
Duncan, currently on a tour of four cities, says he’s seen ballooning class sizes and major cuts to art programs and extracurricular activities. “To have a chance like this to reverse those trends and make the right investments, both in terms of teachers but also the capital side where there’s so much need,” said Duncan.
The $447 billion dollar bill would include $60 billion in additional stimulus dollars to “modernize” up to 35,000
