Florida, Hawaii, Missouri, Ohio, Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to Receive Funds to Support Education Jobs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Florida will receive $554.8 million, Hawaii will receive $39 million, Missouri will receive $189.7 million, Ohio will receive $361 million, Puerto Rico will receive $129 million, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands will receive $8 million to support education jobs.
Missouri to Receive $8.9 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Missouri will receive $8.9 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the School Improvement Grant program in fiscal year 2010.
Missouri to Receive $54 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Missouri will receive $54 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. These funds are part of the $3.5 billion that will be made available to states this spring from money set aside in the 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Missouri to Receive More Than $248 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $248,546,871 is now available for Missouri under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, Missouri has received $1,486,669,246 through the Recovery Act. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 11,400 education jobs from Oct. 1 to Dec.
More Than $505 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Missouri to Save Jobs and Drive Education Reform
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that $505 million is now available for Missouri 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.