Thursday, July 02, 2009

Stimulus or Not, States Are Cutting Summer School - NYTimes.com

Stimulus or Not, States Are Cutting Summer School - NYTimes.com: "Nearly every school system in Florida has eviscerated or eliminated summer school this year, and officials are reporting sweeping cuts in states from North Carolina and Delaware to California and Washington. The cuts have come as states across the country are struggling to approve budgets, and California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared a fiscal state of emergency on Wednesday...The federal stimulus law is channeling $100 billion to public education, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan has repeatedly urged states and districts to spend part of the money to keep schools open this summer.

But thousands of districts have ignored Mr. Duncan’s urgings."

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That stimulus bill is turning out to be a great deal, isn't it?

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