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Education and the Economic Stimulus Bill: Where is the Money?

March 19, 2009—The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) contains a significant amount of money for education initiatives. On Friday March 6 the U.S. Department of Education released its first wave of official guidance on programs and funding contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or the economic stimulus package.

The Department is urging that funds be spent quickly. Not all ARRA Recovery Funds will be distributed in the same way, nor at the same time. Some funding will be distributed in waves over time, and some all at once. Fifty percent of ESEA Title I, Part A Grants Recovery Funds to Local School Districts and 50% of IDEA Part B State Grants and IDEA Preschool Grants Recovery Funds will be sent by the federal government to States before the end of March 2009.

Latest Information and Guidance

• Summary of Guidance and Timelines
• ARRA Education Funding Overview
• IDEA
• State Fiscal Stabilization Funds
• Title I

Overview of ARRA

• Main Department of Education web page for stimulus funds
   
• Read the Education Highlights of the bill.
   
• Latest DOE Estimates for Education Funding: Where the Stimulus Money Will Go at State and District Levels
   
• Track the progress and timeline of the stimulus funds on Recovery.gov
   
• Read the text of the education sections of HR 1.
   
• Remarks from President Obama and Vice President Biden on the signing of the ARRA.

If you have any questions about how the provisions will be implemented, please send them to Stacey Pusey.

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