Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is pushing for full-day kindergarten and preschool for all of the state’s 4-year-old children.
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How States Plan to Spend Record Windfalls
Governors seize on revenue surpluses and billions in federal aid, proposing raises for teachers, money for road repairs and even bonuses for bus drivers.
A 7% teacher pay bump in New Mexico. A record increase in education spending in Kentucky. Bonuses for school bus drivers in South Carolina.
U.S. governors are drawing up ambitious spending plans, seizing on revenue surpluses and a $195 billion lifeline from the Biden administration.