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Educators are opposed to Obama’s school plan
- 06-07-2010
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By Gerry Shih/San Francisco Chronicle
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced last week that California was submitting a new bid for hundreds of millions of dollars in financing under President Obama’s education initiative, Race to the Top, he could not resist a Hollywood joke. The school superintendents who prepared the bid deserved an Oscar “for the great performance in putting this together,” he said, thanking several by name, including Carlos A. Garcia, the San Francisco superintendent. “It’s supported just about by everybody,” Mr. Schwarzenegger added. That, too, was meant to be a joke. (more...)
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