Stimulus money puts teachers in layoff limbo – School funding should be top priority in Montana but stimulus money should not be used.

Funds trickle out, leaving many state and local education budgets in flux.

An unprecedented $100 billion in federal stimulus money is starting to flow to school districts. Educators welcome the aid, but with most districts just starting to get estimates of how much they’ll receive, it’s adding complexity to an already confusing budget cycle.

Particularly challenging – and emotional – are decisions about how many teachers’ jobs to fund for next year.

By Stacy Teicher Khadaroo | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

Full Story: http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0421/p02s07-usgn.html

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