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Stimulus reforms may 'hit a wall', CEP report says
- 02-17-2011
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By Michele McNeil/Education Week
Two years ago today, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and life as we know it changed forever. Okay, so maybe the result hasn't been that dramatic... But some $100 billion later, the effect of stimulus-era education reforms—from an emphasis on teacher merit pay to turning around low-performing schools—hangs in the balance. In fact, a new report by the Center on Education Policy sounds a loud warning bell: "The ambitious agenda of education reform attached to ARRA may hit a wall in 2012." The reason? Overall state funding for K-12 education in a large majority of states is expected to decline or remain flat, the report concludes. What's more, nearly half of the states report that their departments of education will see their operating budgets cut by at least 5 percent. And these are the people that are supposed to implement the reforms. (more...)
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