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EdMoney now has the most up-to-date numbers on how fast school districts are spending their federal stimulus dollars. Our database includes state stabilization funds, Title I and IDEA supplemental grants, as well as other miscellaneous awards. It is believed to be the only site that offers district-by-district breakdowns of education stimulus grants nationwide.
The data is linked to the federal Common Core of Data, so you can even match your districts to others of similar size http://edmoney.org/data/schools/.
Source: edmoney.org - August, 2010
A project of the Education Writers Association
EdMoney.org, a project of the Education Writers Association with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, lets users track spending on K-12 education from the federal economic stimulus law in states and school districts nationwide. The site currently features data on $62.1 billion in grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, including more than 39,500 grants to more than 12,000 school districts and other education agencies across the country. Among other features, the site shows how districts’ grant information compares with that of other similar-sized districts. Users can compare how fast urban, rural, and suburban districts are spending their money—and they can see if their district is spending stimulus money faster or slower than the rest of the state. The site also lets users upload links to relevant articles, blog posts, and other resources onto pages for each state and school district.
Source: edmoney.org - August, 2010
Schools still had at least $15 billion
Schools still had at least $15 billion in formula-based stimulus money remaining to be spent as of press time—and spending this money wisely could pay dividends down the road. Advocates of education technology are pleased that a Senate subcommittee has added $100 million in ed-tech funding to the Senate version of the 2011 education appropriations.
Source: eSchoolNews - August, 2010
School officials have money that must be spent!
July and August begins the new summer buying season, and it’s also when the majority of the money is available for purchasing technology. "Administrators and key ed-tech buyers have money to spend and NEED to spend it NOW. There are currently over $34 billion dollars still in the process of being spent and over $19 billion dollars that must be spent by September 30, 2010."
Source: eSchoolNews - June 10, 2010
The 2010 Spring School Buying Season is Underway.
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