Judgment day in New York's try for $3.4 billion Race to the Top funds
Tuesday, August 24th 2010, 4:00 AM
New York finds out today if its flurry of legislative changes this spring was enough to persuade Washington to fork over $700 million in education dollars.
Winners from among 19 finalists competing for a piece of the $3.4 billion Race to the Top funds will be announced in the morning.
If New York wins, the money will go primarily to building a statewide data system to track student progress and developing a statewide curriculum.
The city could get up to $240 million over four years.
Education advocates agree New York has significantly boosted its chances by raising the cap on charter schools to 460 from 200 and linking teacher evaluations to student test
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