Pass / Fail : Size matters in new district-level 'Race to the Top' competition | 89.3 KPCC

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Size matters in new district-level 'Race to the Top' competition

by By Tami Abdollah

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside L.A. Unified headquarters downtown as the board met inside to discuss the district's dire budget picture. (March 2012) LAUSD hopes the new Race to the Top competition will bring them much-needed dollars. Credit: Tami Abdollah / KPCC
The new Race to the Top application, which for the first time this year allows districts to apply directly to the federal government for the competitive awards, will also allow larger school districts to qualify for more money, said LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy.
Deasy said he had only just received the application information today and was reviewing it.
"I'm reading it literally as we speak," Deasy said. "I'm extremely pleased with what appears to be a major