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LI schools could see benefits from stimulus plan

The New Deal it ain't. But the American Economic Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to be voted on today by the House of Representatives, could deliver significant benefits to Long Island's school districts and taxpayers, advocates say.

Just 5 percent of the federal stimulus money, about $43 billion, goes to the states for highway, mass transit and bridge projects like those set in motion across...

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