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Washington, July 13 — Since passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in February, President Obama and his allies in Congress have sought to convince skeptics that stimulus dollars will be disbursed with greater transparency and accountability than any previous federal spending. But even as grants roll out and the Office of Management and Budget scrambles to write tough new rules for recipients on reporting how they have spent their funds, some critics say the government hasn't gone far enough to ensure taxpayers know where their money is going.

Washington, July 13 — A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) snapshot of stimulus spending in 16 states and the District of Columbia confirms that funding is primarily being used to reduce layoffs and offset budget cuts in K-12, higher education and other government services.

WASHINGTON, July 8 — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) released long-awaited draft guidance that gives states and school districts the ability to request waivers on a host of statutorily required Title I set-asides due to the influx of billions of dollars in stimulus funds.

On July 1, President Barack Obama signed into law a package of technical corrections to the Higher Education Act, which was reauthorized last summer.

Washington, July 6 — Applications will soon be invited for billions of dollars in stimulus funding to expand high-speed Internet services to communities with slow or no Internet connections.