Details of Obama's proposed $70B for education | eSchool News

Details of Obama's proposed $70B for education | eSchool News

FY13 education budget focuses on school reform, college and workforce readiness

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) would receive nearly $70 billion under President Barack Obama’s FY2013 budget, which he presented to Congress on Feb. 13. The $69.8 billion budget request represents a 2.5 percent increase—up $1.7 billion—from the 2012 budget.