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Converge Special Report: Campus Management Systems

This Special Report discusses the need for campus management system solutions and highlights options available to institutions. The primary thrust of this report will focus on the broad category of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and the more defined areas of Student Information Systems and Longitudinal Data Solutions.

 

Georgia: An Economic Stimulus Overview for Education

Learn how Georgia expects to receive approximately $2.3 billion in funding for education, including organizing 2009 federal stimulus grant opportunities, grant applications, monitoring, and reporting and compliance requirements.

 

Illinois: An Education Economic Stimulus Overview

Illinois has over 870 school districts with an enrollment exceeding 2 2.3 million students. Nationally, the state of Illinois has one school district within the Top 100 school districts, Chicago Public Schools, which serves over 400,000 students. The total estimated allocation for education in Illinois from the stimulus package is $3 billion.

 

Arizona: An Education Economic Stimulus Overview

Arizona is set to receive almost $1 billion dollars from the State Stabilization Fund. View Recovery and Reinvestment Act Preliminary Estimates for the State, plus a one-on-One with Doug Nick, Assistant Superintendent of Federal Relations, Arizona Department of Education.

 

D.C., Virginia, and Maryland: An Education Economic Stimulus Overview

The collaborative of D.C., Virginia, and Maryland expects to receive approximately $3.2 billion in recovery funding for education. In this spotlight on the beltway learn about Title 1 Grants, Federal Pell Grants and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

 

Florida: An Education Economic Stimulus Overview

Seven of the nation's largest 25 school districts are located in Florida. The state has issued large funding cuts to education in the last several years. Because education funding for the upcoming year may be below the 2 005-2006 school year level, the state is required by federal guidelines to apply for a waiver to make sure it receives the entirety of the money from the State Stabilization Fund - a total of $2.2 billion.

 

North Carolina: An Economic Stimulus Overview for Education

The state of North Carolina has assembled a stimulus team to focus on the Federal Stimulus and Stabilization funds to formalize work that began after the passage of ARRA. North Carolina expects to receive approximately $2.1 billion in funding for education.

 

New York: An Education Economic Stimulus Overview

New York will receive $907 million from the stimulus package alone. The total estimated allocation for education in New York is $5 billion. In total, the state is expecting roughly $2 billion through existing grant programs such as Title I and Educational Technology and up to $3 billion from the State Stabilization Fund.

 

Texas: An Economic Stimulus Overview for Education

See how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will impact Texas education, plus read a one-one-one with Jerel Booker. With the addition of ARRA funding, Texas is slated to receive over $1.8 billion for Pell Grants, an increase of over $500 million.

 

Colorado: An Economic Stimulus Overview for Education

Meet the Colorado Department of Education Stimulus Team and how they will assist with the state's bid for an estimated $500 million in Race to the Top federal education grant funds; and organizing 2009 federal stimulus grant opportunities, grant applications, monitoring, and reporting and compliance requirements.