"The State Senate’s “Race to the Top” legislation was revived last Thursday Dec. 17 in the form of a second education reform bill SB X5-4, a gutted and amended bill that now carries items from the previous bill that was killed in the Assembly Education committee and some compromises meant to address concerns from the Assembly.
“I am proud that my colleagues in the Senate have again chosen to make the right decisions for our children and keep California alive in the Race to the Top competition,” said State Senator Gloria Romero, Chair of the Senate Education Committee. “Continuing to reach compromise that will allow California to deliver a bold and comprehensive reform package is of utmost importance and our absolute obligation as elected officials.”
The new bill, which will go to the Assembly Education Committee next, tightens up allowances for open enrollment, with students coming only from the “worst of the worst” schools being allowed to change schools."