WASHINGTON, May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Education Department's $47.6 billion budget proposal reforms the nation's schools while cutting waste, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday.
"This budget makes tough decisions, investing in the programs that will deliver results in student learning while ending ones that aren't working," Duncan said. "It will give educators the resources they need to turn around the schools in the most trouble, and it will build a foundation for success in school for our youngest citizens."