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Key Questions on the Obama Administration’s 2010 Education Budget

May 7, 2009

President Barack Obama submitted his first budget request to Congress on Thursday, May 7, 2009. This request follows the initial summary budget request he submitted in February that included only proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies in aggregate. The detailed budget request includes proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies in aggregate for the upcoming five to ten fiscal years, and specific fiscal year 2010 funding levels for programs subject to appropriations.

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An Uncertain Future for ACG/SMART Grants

  • By
  • Jason Delisle
May 5, 2009

In 2006, President Bush signed two new higher education grant programs into law: the Academic Competitiveness (ACG) and Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) grant programs. Both have received mixed reviews from the higher education community, and recent reports from the Department of Education have shed new light on the programs' fledgling operations.

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Friday News Roundup: Week of April 27-May 1

  • By
  • Emilie Deans
May 1, 2009

At Ed Money Watch, we discuss and analyze major issues affecting education funding. In our Friday News Roundup, we try to highlight interesting stories that might otherwise get overlooked. These stories emphasize how federal and state policy changes can affect local schools and districts.

Oregon Bill Would Ease School Requirements

Connecticut Legislators Debate Best Use of Stimulus Money

New Jersey Supreme Court Hears Arguments on School Funding Formula Reforms

Stimulus Transparency Off to a Slow Start

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The Stimulus and Investing in Education Reform

  • By
  • Jennifer Cohen Kabaker
April 30, 2009

The Department of Education (ED) recently released a document titled "Using ARRA Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement" as an addendum to previous stimulus guidance. The document provides recommendations on how to use the new State Fiscal Stabilization, Title I, and IDEA stimulus funds to encourage reform and student achievement while preventing funding cliffs.

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Explaining Budget Reconciliation and Education Funding

  • By
  • Jason Delisle
April 27, 2009

It appears that House and Senate Democrats have agreed to include "budget reconciliation instructions" aimed at reforming federal student loan programs in the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution. The House and Senate each adopted their own versions of the 2010 budget resolution several weeks ago and will bring a final compromise version up for a vote this week. The most important piece of the budget resolution for education programs is the reconciliation instruction.

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Friday News Roundup: Week of April 20-24

  • By
  • Emilie Deans
April 24, 2009

Georgia Math and Science Teachers Get a Salary Bump

California Proposition Could Bring $9.3 billion to California Schools

In a Struggling Economy, Student Loan Default Rates Soar

 

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Education Department Releases Guidance Specifics on Impact Aid Stimulus Funds

  • By
  • Jennifer Cohen Kabaker
April 23, 2009

The Department of Education (ED) released a second round of guidance documents for the major programs funded in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on April 10th. Each document specifies how funds for each program will be distributed, how funds will be disbursed, and how states and local education agencies (LEAs) will be able to use them.

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School Construction Bond Distributions to States and School Districts

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  • Jennifer Cohen Kabaker
April 21, 2009

Since the passage of the stimulus bill in mid February, states and school districts have been curious about the details for the new Qualified School Construction Bond program. To date, the Department of Education hasn't provided many details on the program, perhaps because it is a tax program, not a spending program. Turns out, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released guidance and allocations for the program to states and LEAs in mid April.

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EMW is Out of Town

April 13, 2009

Ed Money Watch is in San Diego this week exhibiting at the American Educational Research Association conference. If you're there, stop by booth #147 to see a demonstration of our brand new FEBP website, which we'll officially launch at the end of this month. Otherwise, we'll see you next week!

 

 

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Friday News Roundup: Week of April 6-10

  • By
  • Emilie Deans
April 10, 2009

At Ed Money Watch, we discuss and analyze major issues affecting education funding. In our Friday News Roundup, we try to highlight interesting stories that might otherwise get overlooked. These stories emphasize how federal and state policy changes can affect local schools and districts.

Schools Chief Seeks Additional Title I Funds

Struggling to Make Ends Meet, Schools Move Away from "Need Blind" Admissions

Federal Money May Help Save Struggling State Pre-K Programs

California Officials Promise to Spend Stimulus Funds as Directed

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