USDOE Updates & Directives

Additional $483,024,288 in recovery funds available for Ohio, which has received $2,986,873,388 to date.

Additional $85,944,012 in recovery funds available for New Mexico, which has received $577,767,216 to date.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced finalists for Phase 1 of the Race to the Top Competition. Winners will be announced in April.

For the quarter ending December 31, 2009, grant recipients reported over 300,000 education jobs, such as teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors.

ED announced that an additional $554,773,126 is now available for Illinois under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

ED announced that an additional $268,390,060 is now available for Massachusetts under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

ED has awarded nearly $70 billion in Recovery Act funds, helping fund 300,000 education jobs and drive reform.

Secretary Duncan and Congressman Connolly visited Riverside Elementary School in Virginia for the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act.

Recovery Act funding continues to support over 300,000 jobs for teachers, principals, librarians, and counselors.

40 states and the District of Columbia submitted applications to compete in Phase 1 of Race to the Top. President Obama announced plans to expand the program.

How is stimulus funding helping schools? This video looks at two of the thousands of school districts where Recovery Act funding is making a real difference.