American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (H.R. 1)

House, Senate, and Conference Report
Allocations for Education in the
American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (H.R. 1)

The House and Senate completed negotiations Thursday on a compromise $789 billion economic recovery package that includes approximately $100 billion for education. It could get signed as early as today.

The legislation provides funding for key state priorities, including:

• the state longitudinal data systems program ($250 million with a $5 million set-aside for data coordinators and the SEDC),
• school improvement programs ($3 billion),
• and state fiscal stabilization $53.6 billion (including $5 billion for state innovation and incentive grants).

A side by side comparison of House and Senate versions from the National Association of State Boards of Education.