Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 Compare these two news articles. Why is there so much in unused funds? " 2. States Sit on 5.7 Billion in Federal Education Funds Two weeks ago, Sue Heath (research editor and co-author of slaw: No Child Left Behind) learned that states returned millions in unspent federal funds to the U.S. Treasury, and did not spend these funds on education. (Read States Send Millions Back to Feds) A few days ago, Sue learned that states are sitting on 5.7 billion in federal education funds from 2000-2002, including 1.7 billion for special education. Every state has millions of unspent federal education dollars. Sue wanted to know which states had the greatest surplus of unspent federal funds. She found that: * New York ranks #1 with $689 million in unspent federal funds (12% of their allotment for 2000-2002) * California ranks #2 with $671 million in unspent funds (7.5 percent of their allotment) * Texas is in 3rd place with $412 million (7 percent of their allotment) * Ohio is sitting on $409 million (16 percent of their 2000-2002 allotment). Are you curious? How does your state rank? " > > " The mismatch between needs and services is widening, experts say, " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2004 Report Share Posted January 30, 2004 I find this interesting (not in a positive way, mind you), since there are some states that charge families for EI services, and claim they have no money? (Think NJ, people. We are not happy about what we are in for shortly). I don't understand this, but I'm sure we're not the only ones. :-S le (SAHM to Drew, 2.8 yrs, apraxia and DSI --- In , Ken Edds <kedds@r...> wrote: > Compare these two news articles. Why is there so much in unused funds? > > > " 2. States Sit on 5.7 Billion in Federal Education Funds > > Two weeks ago, Sue Heath (research editor and co-author of slaw: > No Child Left Behind) learned that states returned millions in unspent > federal funds to the U.S. Treasury, and did not spend these funds on > education. (Read States Send Millions Back to Feds) > > A few days ago, Sue learned that states are sitting on 5.7 billion in > federal education funds from 2000-2002, including 1.7 billion for > special education. Every state has millions of unspent federal > education dollars. > > Sue wanted to know which states had the greatest surplus of unspent > federal funds. She found that: > > * New York ranks #1 with $689 million in unspent federal funds (12% of > their allotment for 2000-2002) > * California ranks #2 with $671 million in unspent funds (7.5 percent > of their allotment) > * Texas is in 3rd place with $412 million (7 percent of their allotment) > * Ohio is sitting on $409 million (16 percent of their 2000-2002 > allotment). > > Are you curious? How does your state rank? " > > > > > " The mismatch between needs and services is widening, experts say, " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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