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Will Districts Spend Stimulus Bucks Before Deadline? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Will Districts Spend Stimulus Bucks Before Deadline? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Will Districts Spend Stimulus Bucks Before Deadline?

That's a very real question, especially after reading this post from the Association of School Business Officials.
During a recent U.S Department of Education webinar geared toward districts, 48 percent of those who participated said they were somewhat concerned about spending their money before the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30, 2011. That's the deadline for spending $10 billion in Title I and $12 billion in special education dollars.
Of that money, districts have $6 billion in Title I funds (not counting school improvement grants) waiting to be