Sentences with phrase «education stimulus money»

So why, with over half a billion dollars in federal education stimulus money flowing to Connecticut — money intended to promote reform and protect jobs — is Hartford Public High School laying off teachers?

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As for the U.S., I'd actually be quite comfortable with a reasonable amount of «helicopter money» provided that the accompanying fiscal stimulus package was focused, not on consumption, but on productive investment at the public, private and individual level (infrastructure, investment and R&D tax credits, workforce training, education, and so forth).

Yet the recent fiscal stimulus law restricted H - 1B visas, granted to foreigners with advanced education and skills, for employees of firms that receive TARP (bank bailout) money.

«It's outrageous that Palin wants to turn down Alaskans» fair share of federal stimulus money for education, public safety, unemployment services and health programs,» said State Democratic Party Chair Patti Higgins.

In addition to cutting the Department of Education's budget by $ 350 million, the plan replaces $ 853 million of expiring Federal stimulus funding with city money.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The Wisconsin Senate passed a series of education reform bills Thursday designed to make the state compete for nearly $ 4.5 billion in federal stimulus money.

According to the mayor, the state budget reduced education spending next year by $ 1.2 billion, while the city also lost $ 850 million in federal stimulus money that's used to support teachers» salaries.

The Obama administration's report, which will be followed by similar quarterly updates, touted the stimulus money flowing to the states to bolster education.

While Tonko said he believed the stimulus package had improved health care, education, transportation and energy programs in the Capital Region, Danz said, «We spend a lot of money but I don't see it.

As with all the money in the economic - stimulus package, the education money comes with reporting requirements: States must publicly report back exactly how they spent the money.

The U.S. Department of Education put guidelines and timelines for the release of the economic - stimulus money on its Web site.

State education officials and local school districts are working to use technology money from the federal economic - stimulus package to develop initiatives that do everything from consolidate data systems to create high - quality digital content for school laptops.

While the recent passing of President Barack Obama's education stimulus package may come as a relief to many schools in the nation, it also raises serious questions about the distribution of funding, as well as the best ways to spend the money wisely.

Can you explain how the stimulus money for education was broken down?

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into long - term reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

While the nearly $ 100 billion in federal economic - stimulus aid set aside for education has challenged school districts to turn one - time money into lasting reform, this historic influx of funding has also set the stage for long - term — and not necessarily positive — consequences.

The Center on Education Policy surveyed districts in the spring and found that 46 percent expect funding decreases of 5 percent or more in the 2011 — 12 school year (the poll asked districts about their «total funds available» for the year, excluding federal stimulus monies).

And with its (relatively) paltry 5 percent of the money, Race to the Top, on balance, is doing American kids a lot more good than the 95 percent of the education «stimulus» funding that wasn't part of it.

As a result of this legislation, over 350,000 education - related jobs were saved, state governments devised ambitious plans to compete for $ 4 billion in «Race to the Top» grants, and the federal government put forth solutions to the problems faced by the nation's weakest schools But the long - term impact of the stimulus money is much more unclear, according to a nationwide review led by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Education Writers Asseducation - related jobs were saved, state governments devised ambitious plans to compete for $ 4 billion in «Race to the Top» grants, and the federal government put forth solutions to the problems faced by the nation's weakest schools But the long - term impact of the stimulus money is much more unclear, according to a nationwide review led by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media and the Education Writers AssEducation and the Media and the Education Writers AssEducation Writers Association.

Programs serving the nation's economically disadvantaged students and those with disabilities are receiving massive funding boosts through the federal stimulus package — $ 13 billion for Title I aid and $ 11.3 billion for special education — but how school districts choose to use the money may set them up for problems when it dries up.

President Barack Obama persuaded Congress to give him the money as part of the economic stimulus so he could try new ideas to fix an education system that most agree is failing.

The poll, which is conducted annually by Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) in conjunction with Gallup, asked Americans about using stimulus money to save teachers» jobs, investing in early childhood education, and other public education issues.

Race to the Top began in 2009, requiring states interested in competing for a slice of $ 4.35 billion in stimulus money to prepare plans that satisfied the Obama administration's education - reform criteria, which include the growth of charter schools and linking student standardized test scores to teacher evaluations.

States interested in competing for a slice of $ 4.35 billion in stimulus money had to prepare plans that satisfied the administration's education - reform criteria, which included encouraging the growth of charter schools and linking student test scores to teacher evaluations.

He argued that Governor M. Jodi Rell's use of federal stimulus money will put K - 12 education at a disadvantage when the extra funding runs out.

The Obama education budget proposal, if implemented as recommended, would only further exacerbate the unmitigated disaster that lies ahead when the stimulus money dries up.

Almost 70 percent of school districts said they used stimulus money to save or create education jobs, according to a new report.

Obama, the candidate, spoke strongly for the need to fix a seriously flawed law, but changed the game by attaching policy strings to the $ 70 billion plus in stimulus money directed to education, paving the way for a $ 4 billion competition whose central focus is to fix failing schools and incentivize innovation.

The California Department of Education announced Thursday preliminary calculations for the amount of money each local educational agency will receive from the latest federal school stimulus appropriation approved by Congress last month.

The California Department of Education announced Thursday release of the preliminary calculations for the amount of money each local educational agency will receive from the latest federal school stimulus appropriation, but to get the money the governor must act and so far, he has not.

Here's why: even after receiving a share of the stimulus money, Hartford Public Schools faces a $ 21 million deficit, because Connecticut's governor, M. Jodi Rell, proposes to drop state education spending by the same amount Connecticut gets from Washington.

Delaware and Tennessee beat out 14 other finalists today to win the first - round competition for $ 4 billion in Race to the Top Fund grants, as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered on promises that he would set a «very, very high bar» for the economic - stimulus money...

Obama's $ 787 billion economic stimulus bill included the education grants - the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools - for which states can compete.

Gresham was referring to the federal Education Department's signature program, which pit states against one another to compete for millions in grant money — initially $ 4.35 billion from the 2009 stimulus initiative.

Without the stimulus money the state has already received, Wisconsin would have cut the state's education budget by 10 percent, he said.

The administration also leveraged $ 4.3 billion in stimulus money that Congress approved for education, creating a series of competitive grants known as Race to the Top, pumping to a new level this type of award.

Six years ago, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, armed with a bucketload of cash from the Obama administration's economic stimulus program, leveraged that money to jump - start the reform effort called Race to the Top.

With the stimulus money devoted to education, an estimated 368,000 school - related jobs were either saved or created during the 2009 - 10 school year, according to the U.S. Department of Eeducation, an estimated 368,000 school - related jobs were either saved or created during the 2009 - 10 school year, according to the U.S. Department of EducationEducation.