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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is the focus of this month's ED TV show, which airs April 21 from 8 - 9 pm.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that nearly $85.4 million is available for South Dakota under the Recovery Act to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that nearly $1.4 billion is available for Illinois under the Recovery Act to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that nearly $4 billion is available for California under the Recovery Act to save teaching jobs and drive education reform.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that $108.8 million in funding for targeted students and communities is now available to states under the Recovery Act.

Four ED Teaching Ambassadors launched an initiative to help teachers in New England have a voice in education policy development

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that $44 billion for states and schools is now available under the Recovery Act. This funding will drive education reforms and help save hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs.

Arne discusses the President's budget and education agenda in "Educating Our Way to a Better Economy", an op-ed in today's Dallas Morning News.

Here's an example of a community whose schools and economy could be revitalized by the Recovery Act.

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Secretary Arne Duncan said he wants to "launch a new era of science education in America."

This month's ED TV show looks at the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The show airs live on March 17 at 8:00 pm ET.

Secretary Arne Duncan testified before the House Budget Committee on the FY 2010 budget request for ED.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the appointment of Jo Anderson Jr. as senior advisor to the department, where he will conduct outreach to teachers and teacher organizations.

This table shows when funds will be available from the U.S. Department of Education under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

President Obama described his plan for improving education in remarks to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Secretary Arne Duncan announced that $44 billion in Recovery Act funding will be available to states in the next 30 to 45 days to help avert hundreds of thousands of estimated teacher layoffs while driving crucial education improvements and results for students.

Secretary Arne Duncan and Dr. Jill Biden held a panel discussion with students at Miami Dade College to exchange ideas on improving the nation's higher education system and the importance of community colleges in job creation. Duncan and Biden also discussed how funds from the stimulus package will help make college more affordable for families.

Secretary Duncan highlighted provisions of the Department of Education's proposed FY 2010 budget overview that would dramatically expand student financial aid while making it simpler, more reliable and more efficient. "We need to invest in our economic future and enable our kids to compete in today's global environment. America's students and workers need a higher level of education and training," Duncan said.