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Download a copy of the ARRA charts for Educational programs to be funded in California.

Download a copy of the ARRA charts for Educational programs to be funded in California.

Get the latest news on ARRA programs in California

Up-to-date guidance on the recently-signed ARRA and its effect on education and education reform

Arkansas intrepretation of Title 1 Education funding for Disadvantaged Kids under the Economic Stimulus Package.

As California received billions of dollars Friday to stave off widespread teacher layoffs, the state's highest elected education official pledged to reform schools, aligning academic standards with other states, rewarding teachers who work in the most challenging classrooms and improving student assessments.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan has some suggestions for how schools can spend their windfall from the economic stimulus law, including summer school and extra pay for teachers to coach struggling colleagues. The nation's schools will get an unprecedented amount of money - about $100 billion, double the amount of education spending under President George W. Bush - over the two-year life of the new stimulus law.

The majority of this fund is for competitive grants which can only be awarded directly to a State if the State applies as an eligible entity and meets the eligibility requirements. The Program requires at least one grant be awarded in each state.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriated $100 million in new funding for Impact Aid under section 8007 of Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA).

In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity- it is a pre-requisite. The countries that out-teach us today will out-compete us tomorrow.

While the Stabilization Fund will help relieve our immediate economic crisis, it is also intended to boost student achievement, so to access this money, we seek your commitment to the following four essential areas of reform: * Making improvements in teacher effectiveness and ensuring that all schools have highly qualified teachers; * Making progress toward college and career-ready standards and rigorous assessments that will improve both teaching and learning; * Improving achievement in low-performing schools, by providing intensive support and effective interventions in schools that need them the most; * Gathering information to improve student learning, teacher performance, and college and career-readiness through enhanced data systems that track progress.

High school student campaigns to have S.C. governor cut out of stimulus process

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that nearly $4 billion is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. California will be eligible to apply for another $2 billion this fall. California is the first state to be approved for the first round of state stabilization funding.

Article on School Reform by Arne Duncan for the Wall Street Journal.

Curriculum Associates has put together an excellent summary of the four principles that guide distribution and use of ARRA funds.

Congressional leaders and the Obama administration have courageously faced down one of the problems that would sustain a continuous downward spiral - the inadequate use of technology in educating our children.

Earlier this month, the Senate introduced their bill to reauthorize the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001 -- The Achievement Through Technology and Innovation Act (ATTAIN). ATTAIN builds upon the successful education technology programs that began with No Child Left Behind and focuses more on systemic school redesign through the innovative use of technology. I am pleased to see that there is an increased focus on teachers and funding for sustainable and ongoing professional development.

This is a fabulous Stimulus Package Reporting idea - something that I've been thinking about too. It could work for every sector. Social media tools could play a huge role in organizing projects, monitoring progress and keeping everything transparent. I love all the concepts in this web site. Excellent work! Training would be needed however, because project leads are not necessarily the kind of people who normally use these tools.

10 page document detailing funds available to promote the use of data statewide. $250 Million for State Longitudinal Data Systems. $48.6 billion to improve the collection and use of longtitudinal data. Phase II: Changing the Culture around data use and maximizing states' investments in longitudinal data systems.

The Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems program provides grants to State Education Agencies to enable them to design, develop, and implement statewide, longitudinal data systems to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, disaggregate and use individual student data. As provided for under ARRA, funding provided under this competition is to be used for Statewide data systems that, in addition to K-12 data, also include postsecondary and workforce information