Rhode Island
Indiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island to Receive Funds to Support Education Jobs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Indiana will receive $207 million, Minnesota will receive $166.7 million, Oklahoma will receive $119 million, and Rhode Island will receive $33 million to support education jobs.
Rhode Island to Receive $12.5 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Rhode Island will receive $12.5 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. These funds are part of the $3.5 billion that will be made available to states this spring from money set aside in the 2009 budget and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Central Falls Agreement
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on the Central Falls agreement.
Rhode Island to Receive More Than $44 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $44,521,007 is now available for Rhode Island under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, Rhode Island has received $311,675,732 through the Recovery Act. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for nearly 200 education jobs from Oct. 1 to Dec.
$111 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Rhode Island to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that $111 million is now available for Rhode Island 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.
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