History of IDEA
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S.D. Unified won’t go after federal grants
- 01-07-2010
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By Ana Tintocalis/KPBS San Diego
The San Diego Unified School District is the only big city school district in California that will not go after the first batch of special federal stimulus grants. The grants are tied to the federal government's $4 billion Race To The Top program. States compete for the money by adopting reforms outlined by the Obama administration. California lawmakers finally approved landmark education reforms yesterday so the state can become eligible to compete. They include linking teacher evaluations to student test scores, giving parents the power to turn around a failing school, and granting parents more leeway to enroll their kids in a school of their choice. All of California's large urban school districts have agreed to take on the reforms except for San Diego Unified. (more...)
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