April 2, 2009
Education Secretary Slams South Carolina Governor's Snub of Stimulus Funds
As the U.S. Department of Education prepares to distribute $44-billion to shore up states' education budgets, at least one governor is threatening to reject his state's share of the money, forcing a showdown with his own legislature and sparking a rebuke from Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who said there is a moral obligation to help underperforming students in the Palmetto State.
The newly available federal funds that Mr. Duncan announced Wednesday include the first round of
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