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Spotlight on the Stimulus

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.

On-Demand Webinar

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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Runners-up in the federal innovation grant contest can pitch philanthropies and businesses at Aspen Institutes' forum.
January 18, 2011 - Education Week
The administration outlines what kind of amendments they would accept—and what changes would put awardees' funding at risk.
January 8, 2011 - Education Week
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the federal government’s $787 billion economic stimulus package, provided more than $100 billion in funding for education programs.
January 5, 2011 - Education Week
This page reports an original EPE Research Center analysis of the data contained in detailed quarterly reports submitted to the federal government by some 222,000 prime and subrecipients of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
January 5, 2011 - Education Week
Schools replace outdated, inefficient equipment and find ways to incorporate energy saving lessons into their curricula.
November 22, 2010 - Education Week
Republicans slam the economic-stimulus package, while some Democrats argue its $100 billion in education aid helped preserve crucial school jobs.
October 22, 2010 - Education Week
States are ramping up the pressure on school districts to show how they will deliver on ambitious education policy changes.
October 11, 2010 - Education Week
Promising applicants may find favor as the push to fund innovation continues.
September 28, 2010 - Education Week
Officials from 11 states and the District of Columbia celebrated at a Washington meeting on the stimulus grants—and say they see challenges ahead.
September 16, 2010 - Education Week
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning outlines the 19 finalists' plans to use online learning to achieve federal Race to the Top goals.
September 14, 2010 - 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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