Sentences with phrase «in education stimulus»

MADISON, Wis. (AP)- Three cash - strapped states may find themselves left at the starting line in the competition for more than $ 4 billion in education stimulus funding if they don't amend laws that prevent student test results from being tied to teacher evaluations...

To date, Oregon has received nearly $ 121 million in education stimulus funds — representing a combination of funding for Title I, IDEA, Vocational Rehabilitation grants, Independent Living grants, Impact Aid dollars and Homeless Education grants.

When it comes to the crown jewel of its $ 110 billion in education stimulus spending and the foundation of its efforts to reshape American schooling, an administration rocked by public outcry against backroom deals wants to hide the judging table from the public?

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If management thought broadly should decide that this is the way forward, that would give valuable stimulus to the application of process thought in education and counseling.

In any case, his book should be a major stimulus for thinking through the relationship between religion and higher education.

In some instances, the federal stimulus plan could make our financial problems worse, by providing temporary financial support for permanent increases in our base - line health care and education spending, that eventually will need new, state - level sources of revenues to supporIn some instances, the federal stimulus plan could make our financial problems worse, by providing temporary financial support for permanent increases in our base - line health care and education spending, that eventually will need new, state - level sources of revenues to supporin our base - line health care and education spending, that eventually will need new, state - level sources of revenues to support.

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.

CATO Institute Associate Director with the Center for Education Freedom Neal McClusky says in order to understand the push for Common Core, you have to go back to 2009, when the federal government created the Economic Stimulus package.

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 committee assists in forming policies and legislation that will enhance education, culture and art in Erie County while promoting economic stimulus in this manner.

Like the grab - bag package the county administration put together for federal stimulus funding in 2009, this application to the state does have broad appeal in addressing consolidation, firematic and education issues.

Remaining federal stimulus funding and rainy - day reserves in many districts could absorb the education cuts, Cuomo said, as well as wage freezes or benefit contributions.

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.

A vital investment in America's future: Funding scientific research serves dual purposes: it is an immediate stimulus to the economy, and it is an investment in American leadership in science, engineering, technology, and education.

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.

Andy Smarick talks with Education Next about how $ 75 billion in stimulus funds have been spent to sustain the status quo in education and whether Race to the Top funds will be spent difEducation Next about how $ 75 billion in stimulus funds have been spent to sustain the status quo in education and whether Race to the Top funds will be spent difeducation and whether Race to the Top funds will be spent differently.

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.

In this video feature, Professor Thomas Hehir, Professor Thomas Payzant, and Lecturer Janice Jackson discuss many of the issues facing schools and districts in light of the economy and the education stimulus packagIn this video feature, Professor Thomas Hehir, Professor Thomas Payzant, and Lecturer Janice Jackson discuss many of the issues facing schools and districts in light of the economy and the education stimulus packagin light of the economy and the education stimulus package.

In some ways, the XQ competition resembled Race to the Top (RttT), the $ 4.3 billion federal education program tucked into Barack Obama's 2009 economic stimulus package.

Some important clues to how the Obama administration intends to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may be found in an indirect source: the detailed rules set out for states competing for $ 4 billion in grants under the economic - stimulus program's Race to the Top Fund.

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.

According to early reactors who have voted in the Education Next poll of the best and worst in 2010 for American education, «Waiting for Superman» and the other recently released documentaries rank next to the stimulus package as among the worst things that have happened tEducation Next poll of the best and worst in 2010 for American education, «Waiting for Superman» and the other recently released documentaries rank next to the stimulus package as among the worst things that have happened teducation, «Waiting for Superman» and the other recently released documentaries rank next to the stimulus package as among the worst things that have happened this year.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is clear: States are on the hook for advancing education improvement goals spelled out in the law as a condition for receiving up to $ 100 billion in economic - stimulus aid to education.

The U.S. Department of Education launched Race to the Top in 2009, with funds from that year's big stimulus bill.

District superintendents predict worse to come in 2011, when federal stimulus dollars for education run out.

According to a New York Times report, the Obama Administration admits that over half of the jobs it created or saved by its stimulus package (325,000 out of 640,000 jobs) were in the field of education, mainly those of teachers.

His U.S. Department of Education received $ 3 billion in «school improvement funds» through the stimulus legislation that might be applied to these activities.

District administrators clearly understood that the district's budget was heavily dependent on the state's basic education subsidy, and that the state had increased this subsidy in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 by using federal stimulus funding.

The termination of almost $ 1 billion in federal stimulus funding for education in Pennsylvania was to be offset by only a very modest replacement by the state.

In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 201In 2010 and early 2011, district management warned repeatedly that severe cuts would have to be made if the state or the city did not increase support for K — 12 education once the federal stimulus funding ended in 201in 2011.

For Philadelphia, the end of the stimulus and the state's decision to offset only a small share of the federal cuts meant a 14 percent drop in state and federal education funding between 2011 and 2012.

The school district could not know exactly what Corbett planned to do with the education budget, but it recognized that a big increase in state funding to offset the elimination of federal stimulus funding was unlikely.

In 2010, the state faced reduced revenues and cut its own support for K — 12 education but used the stimulus funds to increase overall allocations to school districts.

The $ 37 billion in the stimulus package that is intended to offset reduced state and local education revenue in 2009 will cushion what would otherwise likely have been the first significant per - pupil spending reduction in 60 years.

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.

In the last three months of 2009, the education portion of the federal economic - stimulus program paid for 329,551 school - related jobs, such as teachers, librarians, and counselors, according to the latest reports that states and school districts filed with the U.S. Department of Eeducation portion of the federal economic - stimulus program paid for 329,551 school - related jobs, such as teachers, librarians, and counselors, according to the latest reports that states and school districts filed with the U.S. Department of EducationEducation.

which is now available at www.EducationNext.org and will appear in the Spring 2010 issue of Education Next, Smarick reviews the impact of the federal government's education stimulus spendingEducation Next, Smarick reviews the impact of the federal government's education stimulus spendingeducation stimulus spending to date.

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).

If you're interested in the stimulus, education reform, or the Race to the Top, consider giving the article a read.

Two years ago this month, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — the economic - stimulus package — with its one - time federal investment of nearly $ 100 billion in education.

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.

Billions in federal economic - stimulus dollars are slated to be spent to help improve public education, but Americans relying on traditional news outlets are likely to find out little, if anything, about what that effort might mean for the schools in their communities, a new report suggests.

This year's report also features a special analysis by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, which tracks several key economic indicators over time, unpacks education funding tied to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and identifies education - related jobs saved as a result of the economic stimulusEducation Research Center, which tracks several key economic indicators over time, unpacks education funding tied to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and identifies education - related jobs saved as a result of the economic stimuluseducation funding tied to the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and identifies education - related jobs saved as a result of the economic stimuluseducation - related jobs saved as a result of the economic stimulus package.

* The education provisions in the Stimulus were being gushed over in the media and examined by DFER's Charlie Barone and AEI's Rick Hess.

Obama's early higher - education proposals included a $ 12 billion increase in community - college spending, a doubling of Pell Grant spending over just three years, a new tuition tax credit, and billions in stimulus spending.

The whopping economic - stimulus package enacted in February included $ 2.1 billion more for Head Start and $ 2 billion more for child care, plus additional funding for disabled preschoolers and some $ 54 billion in assistance to state and local education budgets.

As states consider whether to apply for the first or second round of Race to the Top Fund grants under the economic - stimulus program, the U.S. Department of Education is emphasizing that they shouldn't worry about being first in line to win a piece of the $ 4 billion being awarded.

According to a New York Times report, the Obama Administration admits that over half of the jobs it created or saved by its stimulus package were in the field of education.

As recent news reports have detailed, over half of the jobs created or saved by the federal stimulus package (325,000 out of 640,000 jobs) have been in public education.