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By Ray Suarez
On its face, it seems simple enough: Get states to compete with each other for enhanced funding for education from the federal government by asking them to adhere to some old ideas while coming forward with new ones.
Conservatives have been talking about bringing market-based reforms to education for years, but the most conservative state governors were reluctant to bite when the Department of Education dangled $4 billion for Race to the Top. They have complained it will give the federal government even more influence in local education than the too
