OBAMA BUDGET PLAN: Increased Federal Spending for Education

The LA Times reports | http://bit. ly/bHGFbv :

• A $3-billion increase in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for public school funding, raising the total to $28 billion
• plus $1.35 billion more for the Race to the Top program for schools to increase student performance.
• $17 billion for Pell Grant funding for college aid.

Updated reporting on the Obama Budget for Ed./Google News