10.08.09: Federal Guidelines are Established for $650 Million in Innovation Grants
Schools, nonprofits can
get extra stimulus dollars
WASHINGTON — School districts and nonprofit partners can benefit from a $650 million competitive grant fund for school reforms pushed by President Barack Obama.
The money is part of the economic stimulus law, which gave Obama $5 billion to help overhaul schools. Most of the money is for states, but $650 million will go directly to school districts or schools in partnership with colleges, philanthropies, nonprofit companies that turn around failing schools or other nonprofit groups. more...
