The Sunshine State is one of a handful that says it can't meet the maintenance of effort requirements in the economic stimulus package, which mandate that states keep education funding at 2006 levels in order to receive the cash. The law allows U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to waive ma... Read Full Post >
If you're trying to make sense of the $787 billion stimulus package, and what it means for education, Politics K-12 wants to help. Read Full Post >
Stimulus money gives the new administration "credibility" with the public and with educators, many of whom have criticized Congress for not providing enough funding for the law, the education chairman said. Read Full Post >
The bill would provide about $100 billion for education programs. Read Full Post >
The state stabilization fund must first be used by states to backfill any cuts they have made to both K-12 and higher education. Read Full Post >
Still being sorted out is exactly how much money is going to school modernization and state budget stabilization funds. Read Full Post >
School construction funds and increased education aid to states were still in play as congressional negotiators worked on a compromise for the economic stimulus bill. Read Full Post >
The Great GOP Divide among governors was on display yesterday as Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appeared with President Obama during a pep-rally stop in the Sunshine State to tout the economic stimulus package. Florida's schools have been among the hardest hit across the country as cuts hav... Read Full Post >
The bill, which would provide some $80 billion for education programs, now goes to conference with a House version that would include $140 billion for schools and colleges Read Full Post >
As Congress is poised to spend at least $80 billion on education programs—and possibly much more—President Barack Obama said that more money for schools must be followed by more reform. Read Full Post >
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