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Education Head Touts Federal Stimulus Spending at Md. School

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley read to students at Doswell E. Brooks Elementary School in Capitol Heights. (CNS photo by Maren Wright)

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visits an award-winning elementary school in Capitol Heights to announce an initial $44 billion in federal stimulus spending on education. Maryland is to receive $1.25 billion in federal stimulus education funds.

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