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Report: Dueling stimulus goals tough to implement
- 12-01-2010
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Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week
It's been almost two years since Congress passed the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which included some $100 billion for education. The legislation was supposed to a) save and create jobs, b) prevent program cuts, and c) spur major education overhaul. So, did it work? That's the question that researchers at Bellwether Education Partners are trying to answer in a forthcoming report. The report was written, in part, by Sara Mead, who blogs over at Sara Mead's Policy Notebook. The consulting organization concluded that: • Most districts used the stimulus money to maintain spending levels. But a few tried new tactics, especially around human resource issues.
• The U.S. Department of Education was late in providing guidance for some stimulus programs, and sent "mixed messages" about whether the funds were supposed to be used for reforms, to save jobs, or both. That created confusion at the district level about what the money should be used for. (more…)
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