Not exact matches
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.
Schools have made big changes against a tight clock, a consequence of the program's genesis: the 2009
stimulus package, which sought to pump job - boosting
federal money into the economy.
Federal stimulus funds helped plug in gaps primarily by saving as many educators» jobs as possible — but it was still not enough
money to keep pace with the growing numbers of schoolchildren coming
into North Carolina classrooms, in particular with regard to classroom supplies.
Couple that with the fact that the Obama administration's ambitious and very aggressive
federal stimulus plan will add more
money into the economy, mostly through tax rebates that will go directly to consumers, and we should soon see growing consumer confidence.