Don't Mourn or Applaud the End of $2 Billion in Teacher-Training Money Just Yet

Education Week: What's the most eye-catching provision in the House education funding bill? That's easy: It's the elimination of $2 billion for educator training and class-size reduction. How anxious or pleased should you be about it? Here's the answer: Slow your roll.

Why? Part of the answer is obvious. The $66 billion spending bill, which would be a $2.4 billion cut to the U.S. Department of Education, hasn't been approved by the full House yet. It has only gone through committee. But moreover, the odds that the bill will come to the full House floor are actually very long—in fact...

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