Race to the Top is the Obama administration's attempt to improve public schools nationwide. Under it, more than $4 billion in stimulus money has been set aside for states that best fulfill a complex set of criteria set out by the Department of Education.
Some states have pointedly rejected the whole thing as federal meddling, but most need the money and...
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