The Heritage Foundation’s Lindsey Burke says, “It’s important to remember that this blueprint that the Obama administration has introduced should be considered in concert with their FY 2013 education budget. So together, they amount to huge amounts of new federal spending and new federal programs, which are unlikely to improve outcome for students.”
Additionally, Obama’s “Education Blueprint: An Economy Built to Last” calls for spending $25 billion in the coming year to keep teachers in classrooms and $30 billion for school construction and upgrades.
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