Rates are on hold and aren't under any call for increase at the moment.

The Administration had asked for a $1 million increase over last year's budget.

One of the reasons for the increase is age, he said.

The president later asked for an additional increase of $18.4 billion.

"This will allow for an increase in the resources available."

No one knows quite how to account for the increase.

The Government alone could not provide the money for the further increase in student numbers it wanted.

The $16 million plan called for a 5.3 percent increase in school taxes.

The union is asking for an increase to $16,000 from $13,500.

But other Republicans have made the case for an increase in spending.