California politics: Brown unveils education reform plan - latimes.com

California politics: Brown unveils education reform plan - latimes.com

Brown unveils education reform plan By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times The Democrat calls for changing the state's end-of-year testing system so teachers receive results quickly, and he backs increasing the amount of spending on colleges. California clears hurdle for federal funding By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times The state, which lost out on its first try for Race to the Top grants, is a finalist in its second effort. Winners will share $3.4 billion in federal educational funding. Cal Poly Pomona receives $42-million cash grant, largest in Cal State history By Carla Rivera, Los Angeles Times The gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will be given over five years and used to expand education opportunities for underrepresented students.

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