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Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Groundwork for next round of Race to the Top

Groundwork for next round of Race to the Top

Groundwork for next round of Race to the Top

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

California's effort to win the second phase of the federal Race to the Top competition was impressive and passionate. We didn't win, however.

We didn't take the competition or the $700 million in federal educational reform funds that a victory could have brought us. That's no small amount of money for a state that ranks 44th in the nation in per-pupil spending. But that doesn't mean we've lost everything.

California's legislators and superintendents did important groundwork that our students will still benefit from in the years to come. If our educational leaders follow through on



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