Articles Tagged With 'School Budgets'

Congress Does Repair Job on Stimulus School Construction Plan

by Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica, March 18, 2010, 3:51 p.m.

President Obama has signed a bill providing federal subsidies directly to school districts for construction, rather than relying on lenders to offer lower interest rates because of prospective tax credits.

Stimulus Funds for Special Ed Bypass Special Ed

by Alexandra Andrews
ProPublica, Jan. 6, 2010, 12:57 p.m.

With budgets stretched, schools districts are diverting special-needs money to other uses.

Despite Stimulus Dollars, School Resumes With Ranks of Teachers Much Reduced

by Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica, Sept. 8, 2009, 10:56 a.m.

A fall in tax revenue brings big layoffs in many school districts.

Crossing the Border Between Politics and Stimulus Spending

by Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica, Aug. 26, 2009, 10:31 a.m.

A sparsely used checkpoint on the Canadian border gets beefed up, but a busy crossing in Texas get left out.

No Summer Vacation for Sec. of Education Arne Duncan

by Amanda Michel, Michael Grabell and David Epstein, ProPublica July 2, 2009, 10:40 a.m.

Critics say stimulus spending has been too slow, but money for schools is being put on a faster track.