Local School Districts Get $30 Million In Federal Funds
Congressman Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) and area superintendents have announced that nearly $30 million in federal education funding will be awarded to El Paso-area school districts.
In August 2010, Congressman Reyes voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010 that passed by a Democratic Congress last year. This bill provided $10 billion in emergency aid to states to save or create critical education jobs for 2010-2011. Texas is expected to receive $830 million from the Education Job Fund, and nearly $30 million of these funds are slated for El Paso-area school districts.
“While school districts are making difficult decisions with painful budget cuts, these funds come at a crucial time for our teachers, counselors, librarians, and support personnel,” said Congressman Reyes. “While the Democratic plan would have brought El Paso school districts over $48 million, every dollar helps to support our schools and children during these tough economic times.”
Texas Democrats supported the Education Job Fund, but not a single Texas Republican member voted to provide assistance to our schools.
The estimated amounts for El Paso-area school districts are as follows:
El Paso I.S.D. – $10 million Ysleta I.S.D. – $7.3 million Socorro I.S.D. – $7.05 million Clint I.S.D. – $1.9 million Canutillo I.S.D. – $1.01 million San Elizario I.S.D. – $721 thousand Fabens I.S.D. – $444 thousand Anthony I.S.D. – $156 thousand Tornillo I.S.D. – $234 thousand
Total: $28,815,000 Source: TEA
