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Obama to spotlight education reform efforts

Source: Washington Post
Madison : WI : USA | 23 days ago  
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Shear Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 3, 2009; 3:37 PM President Obama on Wednesday will highlight education reform efforts in 10 states where governors and lawmakers are maneuvering for a piece of the $4.35 billion to be awarded in the "Race to the Top" competition that will begin in...
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    Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants to states willing to undertake a top-to-bottom overhaul of their schools in support of the White House's...
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  • News Source: USA Today | 23 days ago
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    static/all/img ff216015e5cb4210VgnVCM100000a0c1a8c0RCRD /politics/2009/11/03/obama-uses-school-dollars-coax-states-change-education-laws    AP  - November 03, 2009 Obama Uses School Dollars to Coax States to Change Education Laws Using stimulus...
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    Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools...In...
  • News Source: Washington Post | 23 days ago
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