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Dem Govs Call for $250 Billion in Stimulus For Schools
The Hill's Blog Briefing Room — ... The Democratic governors of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Ohio and Wisconsin said Friday that they want $250 billion in federal aid for schools in the 50 states, reports Politicker . The governors said the money is needed for public schools at all levels — from kindergarten to colleges. "Our country risks halting or reversing the progress that we've made on education," said Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Mass.). The money would be part of a federal stimulus. The governors on the conference call, which included David Paterson (N.Y.), Jon Corzine (N.J.), Ted Strickland (Ohio) and ...

Latest Stimulus Idea: Keeping People in School, Out of Workforce
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... to a reduction in overall economic growth, as opposed to an increase. It seems that many states are encountering budget trouble, and are being forced to consider cuts that would force students to forego higher education, in favor of — presumably — entering the workforce. Given my naivete, I imagined that enabling these people to go back to school would not only be a payoff to states that can’t balance their budgets, but would also slow down the economy. Shows you what I know. ...