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Stimulus Money coming into Panhandle
Published Thursday, April 02, 2009 at 11:48 AM
The Nebraska Panhandle is beginning to see some of the Federal Stimulus dollars flow into local communities as most of the State's schools are in line to receive funding. Nebr. Sen Ben Nelson today announced the infusion of $47.2 million coming into the State from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Scottsbluff Public School is scheduled to receive $800,018 while the Gering School System is pegged to receive $277,639. Many other local and Panhandle Schools are targeted to receive funding. Those schools and the amounts will be listed on the KNEB website at KNEB.com. The funds are targeted to be used for teacher training, childhood education, online training, and to address student academic achievement challenges.

Area Schools and the amount of funding received

Alliance Schools $ 216.001 Banner Co. School $ 19,563 Bayard Schools $ 90,862 Bridgeport Schools $ 73,009 Chadron Schools $ 82,083 Chase Co Schools $ 33,182 Crawford Schools $ 54,875 Garden Co Schools $ 49,745 Hay Springs School $ 19,403 Hemingford School $ 41,042 Kimball Schools $ 71,388 Leyton School $ 35, 763 Minatare Schools $ 73,272 Mitchell Schools $ 90,813 Morrill Schools $ 54,722 Ogallala Schools $ 101,524 Potter-Dix School $ 30,382 Sidney Schools $ 96, 484 Sioux Co School $ 26,965 South Platte School $ 25,002

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