Education

The FY2010 budget resolution includes the $100 billion in education funding provided in the Recovery Act to help states maintain elementary, secondary, and higher education services. The Recovery Act targeted funds to Title I (Education for the Disadvantaged), Head Start, and special education, where the funding can be used to train more teachers to provide needed services in the future.

In addition, Congress this year increased the maximum Pell Grant award by $619 to a total of $5,350, the largest annual increase in the program's history, and created the American Opportunity Tax Credit giving students a tax credit of up to $2,500 to cover college costs.

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