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It's crunch time for getting federal education money

The two education leaders want all 295 school districts in the state to join the state’s application for $250 million in funding for education improvements — competitive grants awarded to states by the federal government. Last week, only nine districts were on board. That’s wrong. All 295 districts must recognize that education reform is here to stay. They must get on board and unify behind Washington state’s application. It’s the right thing to do for the state and for students.

Posted May 3, 2010 11:33 a.m.

Washington schools chief says proposed reforms will fall short

Superintendent Dorn warns the governor's proposals don't go far enough to qualify for the federal money. Dorn says even if the legislature passes Gregoire's bills, the state will have three strikes against it: no charter schools, a "cumbersome" process for firing poor-performing teachers, and no clear link between student performance and teacher evaluations.

Posted Jan. 26, 2010 2:18 p.m.

Homeless Children and Youth

Amount: $12,976

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 Aug. 27, 2009

IDEA B

Amount: $744,881

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 Sept. 16, 2009

Title I

Amount: $278,562

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 Nov. 4, 2009

State Stabilization Fund

Amount: $962,732

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 Sept. 4, 2009

State Stabilization Fund

Amount: $4,151,772

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 May 7, 2009

Ed Tech

Amount: $21,379

The Ed Tech Grants program's goal is to ensure that every student is technologically literate by the end of 8th grade and to encourage the effective integration of technology with teacher training and curriculum development. States may retain up to 5 percent of their allocations for state-level activities, and must award at least one half of the remainder competitively to eligible districts. The stimulus fund provided $650 million toward the grants.

Awarded Sept. 25, 2009