February 26, 2009 - 09:30 pm
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Gendron: Funds for schools will be spent wisely

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AUGUSTA, Maine — The state’s education commissioner said Thursday she is still waiting for guidance from Washington, D.C., on how Maine’s share of $100 billion in stimulus funding for education programs should be used.

But Commissioner Susan Gendron tried to reassure lawmakers that both her staff and local superintendents are aware that the federal government and the public will be watching to make sure the funding isn’t squandered to create new programs.

“There are consequences built in,” Gendron told members of the Legislature’s budget and education committees.

The economic stimulus package passed by Congress and signed by President Obama last week contains more than $100 billion for elementary, secondary and postsecondary education.

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