Auburn City School District Bags $2.5 Million in State Grant Competition
New York State has provided Auburn City School District a $2.5 million competitive state grant for over the next three years to provide services to students and their parents outside the...more

Jackson School District to Move Forward On Security Upgrades
As a result of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the Jackson school district hopes to advance on security upgrades to its 10 schools. The upgrades are part of...more

Shelton Board of Education to Get Google Chromebooks With State Technology Grant
Shelton education officials plan to buy 800 Google Chromebooks with a $256,900 state technology grant. The inexpensive Chromebook is a form of computer laptop, which will cost in the range of $300...more

Armstrong County Seeks Department of Education Grants
Armstrong County municipalities are applying for state Department of Education grants to hire school resource officers. The officers will patrol the school and work directly with school...more

Sioux City School District Pursues Competitive State Grant
The Sioux City school district is currently pursuing a teacher leadership and compensation state grant from the Iowa Department of Education. To date, 335 of the state's 346 school districts had...more

Illinois Lawmaker Proposes Change in School Funding Formula
An Illinois lawmaker has planned a change in school funding arrangements, to which the Chicago Public Schools received $235 million more in state grant money in a single school year than it would...more

Newtown Accepts $50 Million State Grant to Build New Sandy Hook Elementary School
Newtown voters have secured a $50 million state grant to build a new Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site where last year’s mass murder happened. The informal results Saturday were 4,504...more

5 School Districts Pursue a Slice of $250 Million State Grant
Five local school districts are vying for a piece of the highly competitive $250 million state grant, which will be split between fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The grant intends to provide funds at...more

Districts 118 and 120 to Finally Receive State Grant Funds
The long 10-year wait is over for Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 and Wauconda Community Unit School District 118. The two districts will finally get state grant funds for the...more

Orleans County School Districts Plan to Boost Instruction, Security with State Grant
Five Orleans County school districts superintendents have discussed their plans to use a "back to school" funding to improve instruction, technology, security and fitness. Each school district...more