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June 23, 2009

More Than $213 Million in Recovery Funds now Available for New Mexico to Save Jobs and Drive Education Reform

From Education Newsfeed:

U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that more than $213 million is now available for New Mexico under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This funding will lay the foundation for a generation of education reform and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs at risk of state and local budget cuts. New Mexico will be eligible to apply for another $105 million this fall. Today's funding is being made available per New Mexico's successful completion of Part 1 of the State Stabilization Application, which was made available on April 1st. Read more from this post.