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Few states to qualify for grants

  • 03-03-2010
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By Neil King Jr./Wall Street Journal

The Obama administration will inform most states on Thursday that they didn't make the grade to receive billions of dollars in education funding. Forty states, plus the District of Columbia, submitted applications in January to compete in the $4.35 billion Race to the Top program, which President Barack Obama describes as central to his push to improve local education standards. The idea is to reward states that show the greatest willingness to push innovation through tough testing standards, data collection, teacher training and plans to overhaul failing schools. (more...)

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