Public school facilities across the country received a much-needed boost last week when the House passed the 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act.
But the bill – H.R. 3021 – is awaiting Senate approval, and the White House has “threatened a veto, saying it was wrong for the federal government to launch a costly new school building program,” according to the Associated Press.
The bill would provide funding to states and school districts to help ensure school facilities and learning environments are safe, healthy, energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and up to date technologically. The bill authorizes $6.4 billion for school renovation and modernization projects for fiscal year 2009.
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