Thursday, November 12, 2009

California could get up to $700 million in U.S. education funds -- latimes.com


California could get up to $700 million in U.S. education funds -- latimes.com:

"California could be eligible for up to $700 million in federal education stimulus funds under guidelines scheduled to be released today by the U.S. Department of Education.

Earlier this year, the Obama administration proposed a series of reforms, including abolishing charter school caps and using student test score data to evaluate educators, as part of a $4.35-billion competitive grant known as Race to the Top. The administration accepted public comment for several months before finalizing the regulations."