{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-durbin-announce-43-million-in-federal-funding-fro-math-education", "Duckworth, Durbin Announce $4.3 Million in Federal Funding for Math Education", "2024-12-20", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "Senate", "IL", "Tammy Duckworth", "D000622", "www.duckworth.senate.gov", "duckworth", "https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "[WASHINGTON, D.C.] \u2014 U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $4,338,911 in federal funding going to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees through the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Education Innovation and Research grant program. This award will support professional development for school principals and math educators to increase math proficiency of students.\n\n\u201cWhen we invest in our children\u2019s education, we help set them on a path to succeed both inside and outside the classroom,\u201d Duckworth said. \u201cI\u2019m proud to announce this significant federal funding alongside Senator Durbin that will help provide our state\u2019s principals and math educators with the resources they need to strengthen their students\u2019 proficiency in math and help more kids reach their full potential.\u201d\n\n\u201cWith today\u2019s announced funding, our schools and teachers will be better supported to educate students and improve their proficiency in math,\u201d said Durbin. \u201cI\u2019ll continue working with Senator Duckworth to ensure Illinois schools have the resources they need to help students succeed.\u201d\n\n-30-", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.duckworth.senate.gov/news/press-releases/duckworth-durbin-announce-43-million-in-federal-funding-fro-math-education"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1104261502623558, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}