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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

The Educated Guess � Nice try but no Race to the Top grant

The Educated Guess � Nice try but no Race to the Top grant

Nice try but no Race to the Top grant

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:56 AM PDT

California won’t be getting any money in the second round of Race to the Top. Education Week and other sources reported this morning that nine states and the District of Columbia will share $4.3 billion. They are Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan [...]

San Diego and San Jose rated reform-resistant

Posted: 24 Aug 2010 01:03 AM PDT

San Diego and San Jose are unrivaled as hubs of innovation in high tech, green tech and biotech. But in terms of fostering a climate for education innovation, San Jose is no Silicon Valley, and San Diego is in the Rust Belt with Detroit and Gary, Indiana. At least that’s view of the Thomas B. Fordham [...]