January 20, 2010
Louisiana
By Bruce Alpert @ Times Picayune
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday again cited Louisiana as one of the states adopting effective school reform policies as final applications came due for a share of a $4.35 billion education grant program known as the “Race to the Top.”
“In Illinois, Louisiana, Tennessee, California, we’ve seen changes in [...]
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January 19, 2010
Louisiana
Advocate Capitol News Bureau
Seventy-four of Louisiana’s 77 charter schools want to take part in the state’s bid for up to $300 million in a federal contest.
Those schools are in addition to 29 of the state’s 70 school districts that joined the competition, which is called “Race to the Top.”
Charter schools are public schools that are [...]
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