Feds: Rendell has discretion on higher ed stimulus funds
Source: post-gazette.co Posted By: pete H...5391 days ago
A U.S. Department of Education spokeswoman says that Gov. Ed Rendell has discretion in determining how much federal economic stimulus funds to allocate to public institutions of higher education.
The department this week sent the state an e-mail indicating the four state-related universities -- University of Pittsburgh and Penn State, Temple and Lincoln universities -- must be considered public institutions of higher education and included in the calculations in its application for State Fiscal....