August 12, 2010
Idaho public schools appear poised to receive about $51 million in federal funding to help offset painful cuts made while dealing with state budget shortfalls. The funding for Idaho is part of a $26 billion spending bill that the U.S. House of Representatives approved 247-161 Tuesday that includes $10 billion for schools nationwide. Approved by […]
August 12, 2010
Chicago’s financially-strapped public schools are in line for a $105 million windfall from the new federal jobs bill — enough to restore high school class sizes, bi-lingual education and other program cuts — but probably not in time for the start of school Sept. 7. The one-time windfall — and the Board o f Education’s […]
August 12, 2010
Michigan got a $318-million federal windfall to preserve an estimated 4,700 teacher jobs, but it was uncertain Wednesday how many laid-off teachers would be back in classrooms when students return after Labor Day. Gov. Jennifer Granholm, lawmakers and school officials pondered how the money would be spent, and that may not be known until after […]
August 12, 2010
South Dakota may not be able to use more than half of the federal aid it’s due to get from a jobs bill passed Tuesday by Congress because of state rules on spending for schools, Gov. Mike Rounds said. South Dakota can accept an extra $21 million in federal money for the Medicaid program that […]
August 12, 2010
Registering a child for school usually means showing up with a birth certificate, proof of residence and basic medical records. Five minutes, and you’re done. But for kids who need special education, whether they have an attention disorder, fine motor delays or a more serious medical condition, that process is much more c omplicated and […]
August 12, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Aarkansas will receive $40 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. These funds are part of the $3.5 billion that will be made available to states this spring from money set aside in the 2009 budget and […]
August 12, 2010
State Superintendent Tony Evers is awarding $8 million in federal charter school grants for planning and dissemination activities to 44 charter schools during the 2010-11 school year. “Wisconsin schools must continue working to ensure every child graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for success in the workforce or if they pursue additional education,” said […]
August 11, 2010
The House passed legislation Tuesday containing $66 million for Vermont to expand Medicaid and prevent hundreds of teacher layoffs. Lawmakers interrupted their August recess to vote 247-161 for the $26 billion emergency aid measure, which passed the Senate last week. It now goes to President Barack Obama for signing. Tuesday’s vote was largely along party […]
August 11, 2010
Congress completed action on a bill Tuesday that is expected to bring Buffalo Public Schools almost $8 million — not nearly enough to cover the district’s $34 million deficit for the coming school year. Fourteen other local school districts are in line to receive at least $1 million from the bill, with others getting lesser […]
August 11, 2010
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $1,072,589,804 is now available for Texas under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, Texas has received $7,439,690,398 through the ARRA. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 28,000 education […]