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Stimulus plan resources

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

The ARRA of 2009 provides approximately $100 billion for education. A complete program overview including fund allocations, timeline and progress is available at www.recovery.gov.

U.S. Department of Education

The ED.gov Recovery website offers detailed information regarding the ARRA education funding categories and guidelines.

DOE examples for ARRA fund spending (DOC)
DOE resources for using ARRA funds

Title 1

In efforts to boost the quality of teaching and learning for students most at risk of failing to meet state academic achievement standards, the ARRA provides $10 billion in additional Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Title I, Part A funds to local education agencies (LEAs) for schools that have high concentrations of students from impoverished families.

Learn more about Title I
Title I LEA Allocations by state

IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act)

The IDEA funds under ARRA will provide an unprecedented opportunity for states, LEAs, and early intervention service providers to implement innovative strategies to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, children, and youths with disabilities while stimulating the economy.

Learn more about IDEA funds

EETT (Enhancing Education Through Technology)

The primary goal of the EETT program is to improve student achievement through the use of technology in K-12 schools. The program also strives to enable technological literacy among all students by the end of the eighth grade. And, through the integration of technology with both teacher training and curriculum development, establishing research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented.

Learn more about the EETT program

State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF)

The SFSF is a new one-time appropriation of $53.6 billion under the ARRA. These funds will help stabilize state and local government budgets in order to minimize and avoid reductions in education and other essential public services. The program will help ensure that LEAs and public institutions of higher education (IHEs) have the resources to avert cuts and retain teachers and professors.

Learn more about the SFSF appropriation

Race to the Top Fund

The ARRA provides $4.35 billion for the Race to the Top Fund, a competitive grant program that encourages and rewards States that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; implementing ambitious plans in the four education reform areas described in the ARRA; and achieving significant improvement in student outcomes.

DOE Executive Summary on Race to the Top (PDF)

Committee on Education and Labor

The Committee on Education and Labor provides estimates of the amount of education funding that each state will receive from certain aspects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These are estimates only based on available and current data and may not reflect exact allocations that states or school districts receive when these funds are actually allocated.

Learn more about the Committee on Education and Labor

Education Commission of the States (ECS)

The ECS helps states develop effective policy and practice for public education by providing data, research, analysis and leadership; and by facilitating collaboration, the exchange of ideas among the states and long-range strategic thinking.

ARRA-related publications from the ECS (PDF)

State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA)

SETDA works in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, education associations and the corporate community to improve student achievement through technology.

SETDA resources that address ARRA education tecnology opportunities



 
 
   
 
 
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