End of stimulus funds means the possible loss of scores of positions

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Western Virginia's school districts are grappling with the possible loss of scores of positions because of the end of federal stimulus funding . . .

In Montgomery, schools will lose $1.16 million, money that funded 17 positions, as well as a host of other items. Among the jobs that administrators will be trying to find other ways to pay for is the entire Project AIM staff, Simpkins said. AIM, standing for Academic Intervention Model, works with high schoolers who have fallen behind their peers in reading, math or other skills. Last year, 72 students were helped by the program, including 20 seniors who were able to improve their skills enough to graduate, Simpkins said.

In Bedford County, the end of federal stimulus funding may have an even greater impact. Randy Hagler, chief financial officer for the county's schools, said the division's U.S. Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act allocation of more than $2 million paid the salaries for about 40 positions.

"We have had the stimulus money for the last three years, and we have been trying each year to wean ourselves off of those," said Charles Lackey, superintendent of Franklin County Schools.

But cuts in state funding have caused the local school division to continue to rely on the federal aid. Lackey said 25 to 30 positions, worth about $750,000, were paid this year with federal stimulus dollars . . .


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[Ship of Fools]

1. ...and the hits just keep on coming

Will Republicans EVER be tried for treason?

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2. Puggies are in the business of fucking the United States. End of story.

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3. The locals have to figure out how to raise their own funding.

Federal stimulus dollars are too unreliable.