Some states are bending the rules that govern the use of the education stimulus dollars, according to a report released last week by the Department of Education’s inspector general. The report, which ...
The economic stimulus package that Congress passed two years ago this week preserved hundreds of thousands of jobs in the nation's public schools, but the future of many of those positions remains in ...
State budget cuts to education are still necessary, even with federal stimulus money that will be available, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said Thursday.
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In addition to the $8.7 trillion that the U.S. government has already pledged last November in order to restore the crumbling economy, the Senate and House now have compromised on an additional $789 ...
Since the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was passed nearly four months ago, many road and bridge projects affected by the federal economic stimulus package have begun. Meanwhile, local ...
PHOENIX — Arizona is being forced to borrow money because the U.S. Department of Education is imposing new requirements for the state to get stimulus funds, Treasurer Dean Martin has charged. "What ...
The stimulus package passed by Congress in February and signed by President Barack Obama provided a massive infusion of money to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: $12.2 billion to be ...
Some education groups and lawmakers are concerned that South Dakota's use of federal economic stimulus funds may jeopardize future payments considered vital to the state budget for the next three ...
In St. Louis city and St. Charles and Jefferson counties, the adjustment has the potential to allow districts to move a total of about $12 million away from special education. Every Missouri school ...
"I'm certainly not going to give up the stimulus money," he said, saying the amount Arizona will get far exceeds any obligations to provide more funds for higher education. "It's fairly clear we need ...
Prince George's County public school officials are hiring autism specialists. Fairfax County schools will fund a summer reading program for struggling readers. And the District is creating an online ...