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Brown consents to Race to Top
- 11-22-2011
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
With Gov. Brown’s signature, but not full support, the seven districts that led the state’s pursuit of Race to the Top money will meet today’s deadline for applying for the third – and perhaps last – round of the program. They’re hoping that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and his top deputies won’t hold the governor’s reservations – or contrariness – against them. California’s share of at least $49 million of the $200 million total should be all but assured, because this stage of Race to the Top is reserved for nine state finalists from the last round and is more of an award than a competition. However, Brown, who two years ago wrote Duncan sharply criticizing Race to the Top’s approach of “top down, Washington driven standardization,” is declining to give all of the commitments for reforms that Duncan is requiring – even though districts, acting independently, not the state, would be doing the work. Brown’s position could jeopardize the districts’ eligibility. (more...)
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