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Stimulus for Cotton Candy, Tango and a Fish Orchestra? Wacky, or Actually Worthy?
Waste, of course, is in the eye of the beholder. Among the 150,000 stimulus expenditures released last week are dozens of iPods, toilets and trips to resort hotels. But, according to the reports, those seemingly questionable purchases are being used to enhance technology in the classroom,
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Don’t be fooled by stimulus critics who cite expenditures like the “electric fish orchestra” (actually an educational demonstration of a larger project related to robotics and prosthetics) or trips to resorts (to train special ed teachers). “Waste,” as ...