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N.J. education officials announce allocation of $268M in federal funds | NJ.com

N.J. education officials announce allocation of $268M in federal funds | NJ.com

N.J. education officials announce allocation of $268M in federal funds

Published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 5:35 PM Updated: Monday, September 20, 2010, 5:43 PM
newark-school.JPGStudents and their parents leave the Speedway School on South Orange Avenue in Newark.

TRENTON — New Jersey's largest and poorest school districts will get the biggest boost from new federal education funding.

The state Education Department today told districts how it will allocate $268 million provided to New Jersey last month by Congress as part of a bill to save education jobs.