Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Wednesday predicted that 830 million dollars in federal aid Texas at the end of their quota to help school districts will avoid layoffs.
But Gov. Rick Perry asked to see the writing, "so there are no guarantees that we did not see the big game."
Texas School of ten billion dollar emergency funding package approved a Democratic critics in the Congress, Perry recently special provisions, Texas, means that the only commitment made to maintain the statewide school funding has been blocked by a part of the 2013 eligible is. Perry says that so far can be legally set up the state set a two-year budget cycle and the Oireachtas to complete by January will begin work in the next budget.
Dallas schools to win $ 52000000. Tarrant County area schools receive about 60 million.
Texas Department of Education funds two weeks ago rejected the application, that the standards imposed by Congress could not provide a waiver. Duncan said the state to apply again and hope to get funds at some point.
"I hope they will too. There is great need to do," he told reporters at breakfast and the delay frustrated the issue of emergency funds to reduce. "We are desperate to save jobs now. But states have the ability, the Congress and the next school year using money this school year the law was written."
Duncan said a spokeswoman, Sandra Abrevaya Texas in September 2012, unless re-apply to be, and other funds not spent by that date.
However, Texas officials have suspected that the education departments, which offer the best part of the Oireachtas aside funds to allow enough time for your next budget, are set.
"If the Secretary was interested in helping schools in Texas, the application is approved today," Perry chief of staff, said Ray Sullivan. "State law has guaranteed us all. ... We have repeatedly requested a written guarantee $ 830,000,000 in funds dedicated to education in Texas so that we protect again the 2011."
In August, Congress as part of a package of job creation as $ 10000000000 allocated schools nationwide. Texas fee would be enough to save some 14,500 jobs. Success in California: $ 1.2 billion.
Beyond any other state from 2011 was a commitment to assist qualified.
But Texas Democrat, Representative Lloyd Doggett of Austin's leadership, he wanted to tie the hands of Perry because last year we used funds to $ 3200000000 Coast to promote the state budget instead of improving schools as Congress is intended.
Perry, who is in Irving Doggett complained again and said he, believes Duncan guarantees "When I put in the hands Czech. ... We have our children in the process of learning and playing political games will stop. "
Duncan insisted that the Obama Administration Texas, at least, not included. However, it condemned Perry to encourage innovation in state and local level competition "race to the top" to indicate the charges, declined to compete Perry saying that the award - as much as $ 700 million to Texas - comes with more strings.
?. We have it easy as we can gather in Texas to Texas is that we are trying to owe $ 700000000 as want to - try hard "Duncan said that in any case, he said. " Texas is.
Cooperation, Republican Texas Representative Michael Burgess of Lewisville led last week to introduce a bill repealing the provision of Doggett. Texas senators, both Republicans, voted it down as well, looking dark, though Democrats control the Congress.
Perry praised the efforts, legal challenges likely to be open.
Duncan said he is only paying attention "to help children in Texas many of the unmet needs in Texas. .... I care a lot about politics."