Federal jobs bill bringing millions to local schools

By: Jim Cook | Dothan Eagle
Published: August 23, 2010

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The Alabama Department of Education recently informed local superintendents how much their systems would receive under the federal jobs bill passed by Congress on Aug. 10.

The $26 billion federal jobs bill is intended to shore up Medicaid and protect education jobs. About $10 billion of the bill will be spent on education alone.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the money will save about 161,000 education jobs nationwide from the budget ax. Funds from the bill cannot be used to pay central office employees or to pay off debt.

The amounts break down as follows:

- Dale County Schools $586,317

- Coffee County Schools $442,994

- Geneva County Schools $564,272

- Henry County Schools $586,933

- Houston County Schools $1,272,021

- Daleville City Schools $250,069

- Dothan City Schools $1,881,769

- Elba City Schools $161,982

- Enterprise City Schools $1,254,287

- Geneva City Schools $261,985

- Ozark City Schools $507,682