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most stimulus is going to public schools
Posted by:
Les
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Date: October 13, 2009 09:13AM
In California, the stimulus was credited with saving or creating 62,000 jobs in public schools and state universities. Utah reported saving about 2,600 teaching jobs. In both states, education jobs represented about two-thirds of the total stimulus job number. Missouri reported more than 8,500 school jobs, Minnesota more than 5,900. In Michigan, where officials said 19,500 jobs have been saved or created, three out of four were in education.
"They're going to be the biggest driver of jobs from the state side," said Chris Whatley, who tracks stimulus programs for the Council of State Governments.
Figures for construction companies will vary because some states have spent that money faster than others. Unlike construction jobs, which require bidding and contracting, teaching jobs were relatively quick to save once billions of dollars in aid arrived from Washington.
"This early data confirms that the Recovery Act is working across the country to keep tens of thousands of teachers in the classroom and construction workers on the job during these tough economic times," said Elizabeth Oxhorn, a spokeswoman for the White House recovery office.
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/state/ap/577302/Teachers-benefit-from-jobsaving-stimulus-spending.html
"They're going to be the biggest driver of jobs from the state side," said Chris Whatley, who tracks stimulus programs for the Council of State Governments.
Figures for construction companies will vary because some states have spent that money faster than others. Unlike construction jobs, which require bidding and contracting, teaching jobs were relatively quick to save once billions of dollars in aid arrived from Washington.
"This early data confirms that the Recovery Act is working across the country to keep tens of thousands of teachers in the classroom and construction workers on the job during these tough economic times," said Elizabeth Oxhorn, a spokeswoman for the White House recovery office.
http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/state/ap/577302/Teachers-benefit-from-jobsaving-stimulus-spending.html
Re: most stimulus is going to public schools
Posted by:
MrMephisto
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Date: October 13, 2009 09:18AM
Maybe they can send the fired DC teachers to Cali.
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Re: most stimulus is going to public schools
Posted by:
Gravis
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Date: October 13, 2009 09:42AM
MrMephisto Wrote:
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> Maybe they can send the fired DC teachers to Cali.
just ship out the residence of DC to CA. im tired of their complaining and subpar efforts to help themselves.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
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> Maybe they can send the fired DC teachers to Cali.
just ship out the residence of DC to CA. im tired of their complaining and subpar efforts to help themselves.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."