Tag Archives: IDEA

Information on the Stimulus Package

Posted on March 13, 2009 by | 2 Comments

If your education role is in the area of Title I or IDEA, or if you would just like a better picture of how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will impact public schools over the next couple of years, you owe it to yourself to read the overviews of each of the major program components put up on the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDE) website earlier this week.   Although unanswered questions remain, the series of documents offer a thorough summary of ARRA as it applies to education. Continue reading →

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Can the New President and Congress Help States and Towns Quickly?

Posted on January 5, 2009 by | 4 Comments

I am on board with the Federal bailouts of Wall Street, the big banks, the auto industry and housing mortgage situation. If the economy can’t be saved from a total meltdown, we are all going down with it. So President Obama and Congress—do what you have to do on that front.

I also like the new President’s idea of rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure as an economic engine in the years ahead. And that kind of program can certainly help state and local governments. But in the short term, there is something Washington can do for state and local governments nationwide—something simple, something powerful, and something long overdue. Increase federal funding for IDEA—special education, and do it now. Continue reading →

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