Democrats in Congress poised to propose aid package to boost education institutions in New Orleans
Democrats in the U.S. House are preparing to unveil legislation that would pour $250 million into New Orleans' hurricane-ravaged school system over the next five years. The plan would grant financial incentives to teachers and principals to stay in or move to the city. It also would pay $500-per-month housing subsidies and authorize as much as $500 million in grants to universities and colleges closed by flooding after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.