Ed Department to name 'Race to the Top' winners
August 24, 2010
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Education Department is expected to name the winners of the second round of its $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists in July.
The competition has instigated a wave of reform across the country, as states enacted new teacher accountability policies and lifted caps on charter schools to boost their chances of winning.
The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious reforms to improve
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