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$142B for schools comes with strings
Washington | January 20, 2009 12:01:13 AM IST
The nearly $142 billion pledged to U.S. schools under a $825 billion federal stimulus plan revealed last week comes with some strings attached, observers say. States that accept the money must work to meet requirements that include developing high-quality student tests that finally meet the goals of the chronically under-funded No Child Left Behind Act, as well as recruiting and retaining top-notch teachers for low-income districts, USA Today reported Tuesday. The stimulus bill funding also demands that states develop longitudinal data systems that let schools track long-term progress. School advocates say the money will make a big difference achieving the reforms envisioned by the No Child law, the newspaper said. Existing state tests are not as good as they could be, said Thomas Toch of Education Sector, a Washington think tank. Putting new money into building stronger state assessments is what's needed. But others doubted states will do much to change how they hire teachers and still get the money. All they're going to have to do is copy and paste what's in their current plan to get this money, Charles Barone, a former congressional staffer who helped design the education reform law, told USA Today. (UPI)
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