More Than $1 Billion in Recovery Funds Now Available for Michigan to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform
Application for Part 1 of Michigan's State Stabilization Funds Approved Today
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced more than $1 billion is now available for Michigan 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. Michigan will be eligible to apply for another $525 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per Michigan's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st.