Obama jobs bill could bring $324.2M to Oregon schools


If President Obama’s American Jobs Act is approved by Congress, Oregon public schools could be eligible for infrastructure improvement funds.

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If President Obama’s American Jobs Act is approved by Congress, Oregon public schools could be eligible for infrastructure improvement funds.

According to a fact sheet about the bill released today by the White House, Oregon K-12 public schools will be eligible for $253 million of the $25 billion set aside for improving public schools if the bill is passed as presented to Congress. Additionally, community colleges in Oregon would be eligible for $71.2 million.

White House officials estimate that this money could attract or retain as many as 3,300 jobs.

Read more at the Daily Journal of Commerce.

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