Obama Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education

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Stimulus Plan Would Provide Flood of Aid to Education
By SAM DILLON - Published: January 28, 2009
Schools, universities and child care centers would receive $150 billion in new spending in the stimulus package scheduled for a vote in Congress.

Profile: Arne Duncan is President Obama's secretary of education. He was confirmed on Jan. 20, 2009.
In his Senate confirmation hearing, he said he would work for “real and meaningful change” in the nation’s schools and said he hoped that Mr. Obama’s example as a model student could inspire millions of American children.
“Never before has being smart been so cool,” Mr. Duncan said.