More than $1.8 Billion in Recovery Funds Now Available for Florida to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Application for Part 1 of Florida's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $1.8 billion is now available for Florida under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. Florida will be eligible to apply for another $891 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Florida's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1.
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