Stimulus. Recovery Act. Budget. Funding. Trying to understand what the $787 billion dollar economic stimulus package means for Washington education can get confusing. And rightfully so, since its estimated that Washington’s education programs will receive a total of $1.47 billion. While the majority of the funds—$819.9 million—will go toward fiscal stabilization for local school districts and public colleges, there is plenty leftover. Bonnie Beukema, from League of Education Voters, put together a vidcast answering a handful of questions about how the funding will help Washington’s schools. It’s definitely worth checking out.

