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Schools Eligible to Become Climate Showcases; $10 Million in EPA Funding Available
Washington, June 22 — School districts are among those eligible to receive funding under a $10 million program to recognize model initiatives that improve the environment and public health.
Column: Stimulus Funds Meet Indirect Costs --The Law of Unintended Consequences
State and local educational agencies (SEAs and LEAs) are hungrily anticipating the receipt of federal stimulus funds for their "shovel ready" projects. Hopefully, "shovel ready" does not mean the burial of fiscal errors past.
‘Startling’ Amount of Stimulus Guidance to Be Released Soon
Washington, June 18 — As many as six major pieces of guidance related to education stimulus funds are expected to be released in a flurry of activity in the coming weeks, officials said Thursday.
ED to Release Details on "Race to the Top" Fund
Washington, June 15 — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced today that it would release a proposed rule with details of its long-awaited, $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" fund in late July.
The fund is designed to foster innovation and reform in the nation's schools. It is the largest single portion of the stimulus devoted to education reform and a centerpiece of the agenda of new ED Secretary Arne Duncan.
Duncan Says States Playing "Shell Games" with Stimulus Risk Future Funding
WASHINGTON, June 19 — U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Arne Duncan warned states that playing "shell games" with stimulus funds may put them at a competitive disadvantage when the department invites applications for a $4 billion discretionary grant fund to spur innovation and school reform.
