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9 states win Race To The Top early learning grant
- 12-16-2011
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By Kimberly Hefling/Huffington Post
Nine states will share $500 million in grant money won in a high-profile competition intended to jump-start improvements in early childhood programs, the Obama administration announced Friday. California, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington state will see funding for innovative efforts in often-overlooked pre-K schooling. "Nothing is more important than getting our babies off to a good start," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday at the White House. The money to aid the nation's youngest learners is part of the administration's cornerstone education initiative – the "Race to the Top" grant competition. (more...)
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