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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Education says more than $321 million is now available to the state under the stimulus funds package passed earlier this year.
The department says the funds will help with education reform and will save teaching jobs made vulnerable by budget cuts.
The money is being made available following Utah's completion of the first part of the State Stabilization Application. To get the money, Utah has assured it will collect and analyze information on things like teacher quality and student improvement.
Utah also is required to report the number of jobs saved through the funding.
The education department says Utah, which has already received more than $86 million in education stimulus funds, will be eligible to apply for another $158 million in the fall.
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