Obama’s Proposed Budget Increases Spending in Science and Education

February 2nd, 2010 by Ran Libeskind-Hadas Leave a reply »

The New York Times reports that President Obama’s proposed budget includes substantial increases for science research, including an 8% increase for the National Science Foundation from last year’s budget, rising to $7.4 billion.  The Department of Education is also targeted for an increased discretionary budget to $49.7 billion from $46.2 billion in 2010.