School Improvement Grants 8-27-09

Overview
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the proposed grant application requirements for the combined $3.546 billion made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations funds for School Improvement Grants (SIGs) (http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/08/08262009.html). This proposed guidance sheds further light on ED's goals and commitment to the "assurance" related to turning around the country's lowest performing schools.