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This special report explores two key programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that could be tapped for school-based energy-efficiency projects: the $3.2 billion Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) — authorized in 2007 but not funded until now — and the $3.1 billion State Energy Program (SEP), a longstanding initiative that was dramatically increased by the stimulus law.

Washington, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Wednesday announced that an estimated 25 to 35 five-year grants averaging $1.5 million annually will be awarded under the first of many ED competitive grant programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  

Washington, May 29 — States and school districts insufficiently committed to education reform and innovation and reluctant to challenge the status quo will be at a “severe competitive disadvantage” when it comes to applying for $5 billion in so-called “Race to the Top” monies expected to be made available in the coming months, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said today at the National Press Club.

Washington, May 26 — The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced recently that states that don’t apply for their share of $48 billion dollars in stimulus funds by July 1 will lose the money.

Over the next few months, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will pump an additional $650 million into schools through the Title II, Part D educational technology program. And while that's a substantial chunk of new change, experts assert that the best way to truly maximize the impact of the new funding is to combine it with efforts under other formula programs, such as Title I and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).