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Obama Calls For $1.35 Billion For Race To The Top Education Program - Update


(RTTNews) - Speaking in Falls Church, Virginia, on Tuesday, President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.35 billion in the 2011 budget for his Race to the Top education program.


If given the funds, the White House said the program would expand to recognize school districts that are prepared to embark on system-wide improvement of their educational policies and practices, enabling them to compete directly for a grant under the program...

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