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| In the States: |
| Governors Call for Rescue Package for States—The governors of New York and New Jersey added their voices to the growing support for a second federal economic stimulus package, saying state governments will face devastating cutbacks without assistance, reports The New York Times. |
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 | Governors Urge Education Secretary to Use Maintenance of Effort Waiver for States
Governors send letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings formally requesting a waiver of the federal “Maintenance of Effort” (MOE) mandate in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) for all states in the coming fiscal year or the next two fiscal years for states with biennial budgets.
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 | NGA Sends Letter to Congress Regarding National Recovery Package
NGA sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging them to temporarily enhance the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) for at least two years and invest federal funds in ready-to-go infrastructure projects as part of a national recovery package.
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 | NGA Center Announces States Selected for Career Technical Education Policy Academy
To better prepare students for postsecondary education opportunities, the NGA Center awarded five states—Arizona, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio and Oklahoma—the opportunity to participate in an NGA Center Policy Academy on Meeting Academic and Economic Need Through Career Technical Education.
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