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Courtesy Jose Borjon, 

$44.2 million available for school districts in the 28th District of Texas

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that school districts in the 28th District of Texas can receive federal funding to create and retain education-related jobs. These education dollars will keep classrooms staffed with teachers and other necessary education resources. During the 111th Congress, Congressman Cuellar helped to pass the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, which would support education jobs ranging from states to individual schools. The law allocated $10 billion in federal funds to support education jobs this academic school year, including $830 million for Texas schools and $44 million for the 28th District of Texas. These funds will be allocated to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) based on weighted average daily attendance (WADA). “In a time when programs across the state are faced with looming budget shortfalls, we must keep high quality teachers in our Texas classrooms,” Congressman Cuellar said. “I worked hard to ensure that our schools receive these federal funds to address shortages of teachers and supporting staff. This will help our schools by creating a better learning environment for our students and will aid our recovering economy by creating jobs. “I have heard from teachers, school administrators, parents and students who have expressed a dire need for adequate funding and support of Texas schools,” Congressman Cuellar said. “These federal funds will help these educators give our children a high quality education that keeps America globally competitive.” The National Education Agency estimates that 138,000 education jobs will be saved nationally. According to the Department of Education, Texas will save more than 13,200 jobs. Jobs funded under this program include those that provide educational and related services for early childhood, elementary, and secondary education. County/School Districts Total for TX28 using State Formula for WADA Atascosa Jourdanton ISD $224,128 Charlotte $105,615 Lytle ISD $290,893 Pleasanton ISD $575,432 Poteet ISD $298,415 Bexar East Central ISD $1,497,175 Randolph ISD $191,132 Frio Pearsall ISD $401,772 Dilley ISD $196,137 Guadalupe Seguin ISD $1,212,226 Navarro ISD $256,140 Marion ISD $232,807 Schertz, Cibolo $1,980,867 Hidalgo Hidalgo ISD $602,953 Mission ISD $2,771,987 McAllen ISD $4,194,908 Pharr-San Juan ISD $5,353,512 La Joya ISD $4,861,271 Sharyland ISD $1,677,865 Jim Hogg Jim Hogg ISD $218,984 La Salle Cotulla ISD $237,206 McMullen McMullen ISD $40,774 Starr Rio Grande ISD $1,854,990 Roma ISD $1,113,679 San Isidro ISD $67,197 Webb Laredo ISD $4,325,537 United ISD $7,352,207 Webb CISD $83,066 Wilson Floresville ISD $627,410 La Vernia ISD $489,622 Poth ISD $162,793 Stockdale ISD $152,666 Zapata Zapata ISD $606,672 Total: $44,258,036