Sentences with phrase «in federal stimulus money»

The South Carolina Supreme Court late last week ordered Gov. Mark Sanford, a Republican, to request $ 700 million in federal stimulus money aimed primarily at struggling schools, ending months of wrangling with legislators.

Mr. Duncan recently put states on notice that they risk their shot at millions of dollars in federal stimulus money if they are not open to public charter schools.

Then the district, awash in federal stimulus money, decided to buy dozens of smartboards and desktop computers.

He launched Race to the Top, inviting states to compete for $ 4 billion in federal stimulus money by adopting reforms.

Supporters say momentum is building because without such legislation, Kentucky could lose out on up to $ 200 million in federal stimulus money aimed at education reform and innovation.

Race to the Top: President Obama's Race to the Top (RttT) initiative helped (and continues to help) to distribute billions of dollars in federal stimulus monies to states, thus far to a total of $ 4.35 billion, if states promise via their legislative policies that they will use students» large - scale standardized test scores for even more consequential purposes than NCLB required prior.

It's a biomass steam generation system that was funded with $ 15 million in Federal stimulus money.

Westchester County will use $ 250,000 in federal stimulus money and another $ 250,000 in federal and state aid to reduce its own share of a $ 5.63 million capital project to fund improvements at bus stops throughout the county.

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 fallout from the 2009 legislative session continues in state court, as Gov. Sanford and lawmakers battle over whether South Carolina will accept $ 700 million in federal stimulus money that would help pay teachers» salaries and fund public safety.

Many were hired back, thanks in part to $ 100 billion in federal stimulus money... In those [states] where budget deficits have been manageable, stimulus money largely replaced plunging taxpayer revenues for schools.»

Culver signed the measure, which could attract up to $ 175 million in federal stimulus money, just hours after the House Friday voted 56 - 37 to approve it.

In fiscal 2010, schools actually received more in state aid, helped by an additional $ 1 billion in federal stimulus money.

The state Assembly early in the morning Friday passed a bill that removes a ban on using student test results to evaluate teachers in order to be eligible for nearly $ 4.5 billion in federal stimulus money...