Sentences with phrase «as federal stimulus dollars»

So when the Empire State cut support to districts by $ 1.2 billion simultaneously as federal stimulus dollars were running out, it hurt.

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The New York City - based Foundation Center has launched a Web portal to help the philanthropic community leverage federal education dollars, particularly the new grants available as part of the economic - stimulus package.

Amid fanfare around the billions of dollars being delivered to schools through the federal economic - stimulus package, members of the National Conference of State Legislatures are warning that the education agenda being pushed by the Obama administration is shaping up to be just as prescriptive and intrusive as the 8 - year - old No Child Left Behind Act.

The federal government has made hefty financial commitments to education in recent years, including the implementation of No Child Left Behind and the subsequent waivers from the standards - based law as well as the influx of about $ 89 billion in stimulus dollars to prevent teacher layoffs, keep class sizes down and avoid program cuts.

The carrot that lawmakers were reaching for was hundreds of millions of dollars in federal stimulus funding Obama is offering as part of Race to the Top in exchange for improvements in the educational system.