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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
James Minichello
703-875-0723
703-774-6953 (cell)
jminichello@aasa.org 

Alexandria, Va. 鈥� April 9, 2021 鈥� Daniel A. Domenech, executive director of , issued the following statement today in response to President Biden鈥檚 budget proposal for FY2022.

鈥淭his budget proposal is the first one in more than a decade not subject to federal spending caps. That, in combination with an administration committed to investing in education and supporting state and local education leaders in their ongoing effort to fully implement and invest the federal emergency supplemental funding from CARES I, CARES II and the American Rescue Plan, represent a strong path forward in the work to safely get and keep schools open while addressing learning recovery, mental health, and the myriad of other supports and services our nation鈥檚 K-12 schools have come to provide.
 
鈥淲e applaud President Biden for his strong support for education, and his explicit investment in the federal formula programs that are critical for supporting our nation鈥檚 neediest students, including a $20 billion increase to Title I and a $2.6 billion increase for IDEA.
 
鈥淲hen he was on the campaign trail as the vice presidential candidate in 2008, now President Biden said, 鈥楽how me your budget, and I鈥檒l tell you what you value.鈥� In today鈥檚 announcement, President Biden has made clear his priority support for education investment; supporting schools in their work to be open; equity; and the hard work of ensuring all students have access to a high-quality public education.
 
鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement is in strong complement to his infrastructure proposal from last week. We are not at all surprised to see dedicated funding specific to supporting, renovating, repairing, and building public schools. Public schools are the backbone of this nation, of our economy, of our future. Public schools aren鈥檛 a piece of infrastructure; public schools are infrastructure, and we commend President Biden for investing in these schools, the students they serve, and the futures they support in both this budget and the infrastructure package.鈥�   

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