School Districts Will Benefit from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Below are estimates of the amount of education funding that each state will receive from certain aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These are estimates only based on available and current data and may not reflect exact allocations that states or school districts receive when these funds are actually allocated.
Click here to download the Department of Education's estimates of school district level allocations for Title I » (Approximately half of these funds will be distributed on April 1, 2009; the second installment is expected later this fall.)
Click here to download school district level allocations for IDEA, as calculated by CRS on February 13, 2009 » (Reminder: these are ESTIMATES only. Actual allocations will be determined by each state.) (Approximately half of these funds will be distributed on April 1, 2009; the second installment is expected later this fall.) (State-by-state breakdowns below.)
How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is helping Americans
Stimulus-related Bookmarks
- Stimulus funds reopen classes
The State Hornet (Sacramento, CA), October 5, 2010
- Recovery Act provides jobs for the young, training for the jobless in Saratoga County
The Saratogian (Saratoga Springs, NY), October 3, 2010
- Bibb County schools gets $13.2 million in Race to the Top funds
Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA), October 4, 2010
- Stimulus funds grow SDSU freshmen class
The San Diego Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA), September 27, 2010
- Brainerd school district benefits from stimulus funds
Brainerd Dispatch (Brainerd, MN), September 29, 2010
- Plymouth Schools win $5 million federal grant
Wicked Local Plymouth (Massachusetts), September 27, 2010
- Head Start uses grants to expand early-childhood education program
The News Gazette (East Central Illinois), September 13, 2010
- Stimulus funds put solar power to work at Tucson VA hospital
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, AZ)
- Fresno State gets $5.9m share of stimulus funds
The Fresno Bee (Fresno, CA), September 16, 2010
- Stimulus Funds Energy Porjects in Nevada
Fox 5 News (Las Vegas, NV)
- Stimulus projects ‘changing America’?
Denver Daily News (Denver, CO)
- Brunswick Interagency Program Recieves Grants to Send Adult Students to Work
WHQR (Wilmington, NC)
- Youth jobs program deemed success
West Side Leader (Akron, OH)
- Miami-Dade County stimulus job total put at 3,259
Miami Today (Miami, FL)
- $2.75M in stimulus funds awarded to Adrian Hign School
The Daily Telegram (Adrian, MI), September 5, 2010
- Md., D.C. win 'Race to the Top' schools grants
Washington Times, August 24, 2010
- RI, Mass. win federal 'Race To The Top' funds
WJAR NBC-10 (Rhode Island) , August 24, 2010
- Ga. wins federal education reform funds
Atlanta Business Chronicle, August 24, 2010
- Ohio wins $400M in Race to the Top funds; local districts will get money
Dayton Daily News (Ohio), August 25, 2010
- Janesville schools get $1.8 million in stimulus money to help keep staff
The Janesville Gazette (Wisconsin), August 21, 2010
- Schools receive federal funds for better education
WFRV CBS-5 (Wisconsin), August 24, 2010
- More classes offered at CSUS via stimulus funding
Modesto Bee (California), August 24, 2010
- Grants to enable job training in Lee County
The Fayetteville Observer (North Carolina), August 22, 2010
- Federal stimulus aids Lebanon School District
Lebanon Daily News (Pennsylvania), August 16, 2010
- Mississippi to receive $47M to help low-performing schools
Associated Press, August 17, 2010
- Officials hope to extend temp jobs program
The Daily Breeze (Los Angeles), August 12, 2010
- Summer youth program introduces youth to health care field
The Gazette (Maryland) , August 12, 2010
- Christina schools get cash awards
Newark Post (Delaware), August 9, 2010
- Stimulus money helps homeless schoolchildren
McClatchy News, August 8, 2010
- Feds release $514 million in stimulus funds for Pa. education
York Daily Record (Pennsylvania), August 3, 2010
- Federal stimulus funds help hold down Virginia college tuition increases
Associated Press, August 2, 2010
- NC State gets grants to prepare students for green jobs
Garner News (North Carolina), August 2, 2010
- State will distribute $5.5M to needy
Lawrence Journal-World (Kansas), July 30, 2010
- Programs for children and babies get stimulus boost
NorthJersey.com (New Jersey), July 29, 2010
- Summer jobs still open for local youth
Marshfield Mail (Missouri) , July 29, 210
- Government wage-subsidy program putting county residents on the job
LancasterOnline.com (Pennsylvania), July 27, 2010
- Work continues at Job Corps in Ottumwa
KTVO ABC-3 (Missouri/Iowa), July 27, 2010
- Federal grant helps Head Start increase enrollment
Journal Inquirer (Connecticut), July 27, 2010
- Youths cash in on summer job surge
Boston Herald (Massachusetts), July 25, 2010
- Youth program aims to improve Missouri state parks, create new jobs
KYTV NBC-3 (Missouri), July 24, 2010
- Stimulus money funding courses in health care
NorthJersey.com (New Jersey), July 26, 2010
- Workforce grants will train more than 600
The New England Business Bulletin (Massachusetts), July 23, 2010
- Stimulus funds give Rome kids summer jobs
Rome News-Tribune (Georgia), July 26, 2010
- Stimulus hits schools
Argus Leader (South Dakota), July 26, 2010
- Corps puts kids, veterans to work
The Durango Herald (Colorado)
- Youth program has funding for summer positions
The Press-Telegram
- Green jobs training growing in Philadelphia area
Philadelphia Business Journal
- Coordinators say, ‘We still have lots of kids who want to work’
Yakima Herald (Washington)
- Officials showcase projects funded by stimulus money
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Pennsylvania)
- Area gets money for 'green' efforts
Winston-Salem Journal (North Carolina)