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Reed Seeks $100B in Federal Dollars to Help Upgrade R.I., America’s Schools Citing the direct connection between learning and learning environment and noting the importance of public education to the future of our economy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined a broad coalition of educators, business, community and civil rights leaders and representatives from the building trades to unveil the Rebuild America’s Schools Act, a proposal to invest $100 billion in the physical and digital infra-
structure of schools across America. Currently, the federal government only covers school repair costs in cases of disasters. A 2016 “State of Our Schools” report found that, collectively, the United States is spending $46 billion less annually on school construction and maintenance than is necessary to ensure safe and healthy public school facilities. Senator Reed’s bill (S. 266), which is
being introduced along with an identical bill in the House by Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, would provide $100 billion in federal grants and school construction bonds over the next decade to help build and renovate schools. In turn, the bill would create more than 1.9 million good-paying jobs. see INVESTMENT page 14