U.S. House Approves School Funds

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation to modernize and green schools across the country. The bill would authorize an estimated $6.4 billion for renovation in the fiscal year 2010, including $266 million for Illinois. For the breakdown of estimated grants for each individual school district in Illinois, see pages 72-98 of the district-level data published by the AGC of America.