Published September 01, 2010, 07:47 AM
Minnesota schools get $167 million federal funds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota students settle into classrooms this week, the state is due for $167 million in federal funding to keep more teachers and staff in schools.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As Minnesota students settle into classrooms this week, the state is due for $167 million in federal funding to keep more teachers and staff in schools.
Nationally, the federal Education Jobs Fund provides $10 billion for states. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan expects the funding to save at least 160,000 educators who would have otherwise been laid off.
The Star Tribune reports Minnesota's three largest school districts, Anoka-Hennepin, St. Paul and Minneapolis, will receive $7 million, $9 million and $8 million, respectively.
State education funding formulas determine how much a school district will get.
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