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Trenton

$42.5 million

Stimulus funds awarded*

$40.1 million

Stimulus dollars spent

94%

Percent of stimulus dollars spent

10,464

Total students in 2008-2009

* Figures are grants tracked by Edmoney.org updated for the second quarter 2011.

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A measure of relief for local school districts

Mercer County, N.J., school districts that have been coping with state budget cuts by laying off teachers and slashing services will receive varying measures of relief from the federal education jobs bill. Aid awards announced by the state Department of Education yesterday range from nominal amounts to windfalls. By Meir Rinde, the Times of Trenton

Posted Sept. 21, 2010 1 p.m.

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Title I

Amount: $5,145,780

Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) received $10 billion for schools with high concentrations of students from families who live in poverty. The guidelines call for educators to implement innovative strategies to improve teaching and learning and to close the achievement gap for at-risk students. The Education Department's website notes that the funding should enable schools to serve more students than the estimated 20 million previously covered by Title 1.

Awarded Sept. 14, 2009

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State Stabilization Fund

Amount: $32,518,307

The State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program is a one-time appropriation of $53.6 billion distributed directly to states to: help stabilize state and local government budgets in order to minimize and avoid reductions in education and other essential public services; help ensure that school districts have the resources to avert cuts and retain educational personnel and staff; help support the modernization, renovation, and repair of schools.

Awarded July 1, 2009

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Homeless Children and Youth

Amount: $141,163

The additional $70 million from the stimulus for the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth program more than doubled the dollars available to help districts meet the educational and other needs of homeless children and youth.

Awarded Sept. 1, 2009

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IDEA B

Amount: $3,456,373

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) comes in two parts. IDEA Part B provides funds to states, school districts, and charter schools to ensure that children with disabilities, including pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5, have access to a "free and appropriate" public education. The stimulus dollars targeted for IDEA Part B call for states to implement "innovative strategies" to improve outcomes for children and youths with disabilities while stimulating the economy. The ARRA funding provided $11.3 billion to states and another $400 million in preschool funding. "

Awarded Aug. 26, 2009

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State Stabilization Fund

Amount: $1,258,832

Awarded July 1, 2009

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About the data

Grants highlighted here are grants identified by Edmoney.org as having gone to this district. They are called "secondary" grants, where the primary grant went to a state agency. Edmoney.org is not currently tracking grants to charter schools. In some rare cases, grants were made directly from the federal government to an individual school. Those grants are not included in these figures.