If you’re wondering about the impact the economic stimulus will have on education funding in the state of Georgia, join us for this special education month program on Tuesday, June 30th at 2:30pm. Lauren Veasey, program officer, Southern Education Foundation will discuss the new federal stimulus law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). This law offers Southern states an historic opportunity to improve public education from pre-school through college - especially for low-income students. ARRA allocates over $100 billion directly to the 15 states of the South for creating jobs and spurring economic renewal during the next two years, and more than one-third of these funds will go towards education. Reserve your seat and join the discussion.
For more information and resources for coping with the economic crisis, see our Focus on the Economic Crisis web page.
Also at our web page, Jamie P. Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation for Education, 
discusses the foundation's strategic, outcomes-based approach to expanding college access and success, particularly among low-income, minority, and other under-represented populations. Listen!
Asia M. Hadley, Training Coordinator, Foundation Center-Atlanta
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