Teachers around the country celebrated after the education jobs bill was passed by Congress last week. Now, states have a one-month application period to apply for the funds that will save teachers jobs. According to RGJ.com, Governor Jim Gibbons of Nevada has officially submitted the application documents for the state to receive $83 million to hire teachers for the upcoming school year. The funding is expected to create 1,400 teaching jobs across the state, according to the news source. "I am doing everything I can to get this money as quickly as possible to help Nevada children, we need to move fast so we can get these new teachers into the schools ASAP," Gibbons told the news provider. "Nevada's young people are the intellectual infrastructure of our future and this one-time federal funding can help us do all we can to improve student performance and create jobs." According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of teachers is expected to grow by 13% through 2018.  |