The best jobs plan is to reform our broken school system. The President's American Jobs Act dedicates needed additional resources to our schools.

Crumbling school facilities are a reality for too many students and represent an unacceptable injustice. 44% of school principals say the poor condition of their school interferes with students' learning. President Obama is proposing a $25 billion investment in school infrastructure that will modernize at least 35,000 public schools -- improving classrooms and upgrading schools to meet 21st century needs.

In addition, the President proposes investing $30 billion to prevent layoffs of up to 280,000 teachers. Layoffs are never desirable, and layoffs in districts based solely on seniority -- with no regard for the effectiveness of a teacher--are even worse.

The American Jobs Act gives students the school facilities they deserve and keeps effective teachers in our classrooms. If the additional resources are spent wisely, they will help our public schools to successfully prepare our children for future jobs in our knowledge economy.

The American Jobs Act is a unique opportunity for the nation's education system.

America's classrooms are in trouble: 44 percent of school principals say the poor condition of their school interferes with students' learning. And the country's ongoing economic woes mean that those dilapidated classrooms are over-crowded and under-resourced.

That's why President Obama is proposing a $25 billion investment in school infrastructure that will modernize at least 35,000 public schools -- while improving classrooms and upgrading schools to meet 21st century needs. In addition, he wants to invest $30 billion to prevent layoffs of up to 280,000 teachers, so that there are educators for those renovated classrooms.

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Crumbling and inadequate school facilities are a reality for far too many of our students and represent an unacceptable injustice. If the American Jobs Act passes, one in three public schools in America could be repaired and modernized. The American Jobs Act is a win-win: it returns effective teachers to their classrooms, and gives students the safe and productive learning environment they deserve.

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