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The fight is on for federal education money
- 12-14-2009
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By David Greenwald/California Progerss Report
California is trying to pass legislation that will clear the way for California to compete in the Race to the Top program which would make the state eligible for up to 700 million. The money would go to reform the nation's worst-performing schools. However, a fight has emerged on what role Charter Schools should play in this effort. Earlier this week, the Assembly approved legislation by Assemblymember Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica). This legislation would lift the cap on the number of charter schools in California, at the same time revamping the state's academic standards and target federal funding to those schools most in trouble. However, education reformers have called Assemblymember Brownley's legislation a weak effort that would fail to protect the worst failing schools. (more...)
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