Oregon Recovery Dollars Have Provided Funding For More Than 3,600 Education Jobs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $74,633,845 is now available for Oregon under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, Oregon has received $1,091,491,291 through the ARRA. The state recently reported that recovery dollars have been used to provide funding for more than 3,600 education jobs from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2010, while also supporting programs that drive education reform.