State finances are beginning to rebound, a survey finds, and states are making progress on some policies pushed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, especially data-systems, and standards and assessments. Read Full Post >
The Education Department has selected 23 finalists in line for a slice of $150 million in federal innovation dollars, but each must secure a private match to receive the award. Read Full Post >
Although Sept. 30 was the deadline for states to "obligate" the majority of their stimulus funds, some still have big balances left and, technically, have until Jan. 3 to deplete their funds. Read Full Post >
States will get an extra 15 months to implement the most challenging parts of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund requirements, which include collecting higher-education data. Read Full Post >
By forgoing work on a data system for teacher information, California may be jeopardizing its nearly $6 billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund grant. Read Full Post >
Congressional Republicans are proposing to take back unused stimulus funds to pay for cuts to the federal budget. Read Full Post >
Iowa is burning through its stimulus money the fastest, while Alaska, Wyoming and Texas have the most remaining. Read Full Post >
It's just one of the interesting facts you'll find if you dig deep into the treasure trove of data embedded in EdWeek's latest Quality Counts report. Read Full Post >
Survey data shows that the stop-gap efforts couldn't stave off cuts forever. Now that federal dollars are drying up, districts are still facing shaky revenues. Read Full Post >
Instead of having the new round of grants go to individual states, state schools chiefs want states to be able to collaborate together on grant applications. Read Full Post >
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