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This Spotlight bbrings together the latest information and analysis on the federal economic-stimulus package.

Spotlight on School Improvement

This Spotlight explores the logistical and practical impact of U.S. Department of Education’s School Improvement Grant (SIG) program on improving underperforming schools across the country.

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The Economic Stimulus and K-12 Education—Where Did It Hit the Mark and Where Did It Fall Short?
Two representatives from the U.S. Department of Education and a district schools superintendent examined the impact of the law in this webinar.

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Education Stimulus: Gauging the Impact of a Federal Windfall
Hechinger Institute Director Richard Lee Colvin and Education Week Assistant Editor Michele McNeil discussed the impact of the 2009 economic-stimulus package on education.

Commentaries

A Letter to My President—The One I Voted for...

February 1, 2011 It's poverty that sentences many children to lackluster educations, not their struggling schools, but the Race to the Top does not reflect that bitter reality, teacher Paul Karrer writes.

An Open Message to President Barack Obama

February 1, 2011 Daniel Tanner has a laundry list of complaints against the administration's education policies and it begins with Race to the Top.

Learning From Scale-Up Initiatives

November 17, 2010 The White House's Investing in Innovation Fund provides us with an opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children, Robert C. Granger writes.

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Over the last two years, federal stimulus money helped bankroll many youth jobs in Chicago. Those funds have now dried up.
May 6, 2011 - Education Week
Like many districts, New Hanover County, N.C., schools used federal economic-stimulus aid to pay for special education teaching assistants. Now that the money has run out, it may be time to let them go.
May 2, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
States and districts grapple with turning around schools and making big changes in a tight time frame.
April 25, 2011 - Education Week
The $4 billion in federal grants spur local projects sometimes overlooked amid the program's more sweeping goals.
April 19, 2011 - Education Week
With the federal well running dry on ARRA aid, states and school districts are feeling added pressure.
April 5, 2011 - Education Week
Eight months into the federal program, $14 million of the $650 million in innovation grant money has been spent.
April 5, 2011 - Education Week
Those choosing to take part in the federal program and those opting out share similar goal, despite differing resources.
March 29, 2011 - Education Week
Some states are scaling back ambitious plans and deadlines as they implement their education-reform plans.
March 29, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Fiscal uncertainty has many states hedging as they draw down on the one-time aid available into next school year.
March 1, 2011 - Education Week
The "restart" option in the federal school turnaround program offered new opportunities for charter school operators, but few of the best-known companies took the government up on them.
February 25, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

Archived Chat

Education Stimulus: Gauging the Impact of a Federal Windfall
Read a transcript of the discussion between Hechinger Institute Director Richard Lee Colvin and Education Week Assistant Editor Michele McNeil on the impact of the 2009 economic-stimulus package on education.

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