The Answer Sheet: winners of Race to the Top


Posted at 12:31 PM ET, 07/06/2010

Senators' logic for fighting cuts to Race to Top flawed
By Valerie Strauss
A letter that 13 senators wrote in opposition to proposed cuts to three of President Obama’s main education programs has some flawed reasoning.

By Valerie Strauss  |  12:31 PM ET, 07/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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Posted at 08:30 AM ET, 04/21/2010

Race to Top winners chosen arbitrarily -- new report
By Valerie Strauss
A new report by an independent institute says that the first winners in President Obama's "Race to the Top" education funding competition were chosen through “arbitrary criteria," rather than through an objective process.

By Valerie Strauss  |  08:30 AM ET, 04/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
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