• Ohio To Receive Federal 'Race To Top' Funds
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[quote]ATLANTA -- The U.S. Education Department says at least four states will receive money in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition. Department spokesman Justin Hamilton says the winners so far are Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Ohio. More winners are expected to be announced Tuesday. The competition has instigated a wave of reforms across the country, as states passed new teacher accountability policies and lifted caps on charter schools to boost their chances of winning. The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious changes to improve schools and close the achievement gap. The states named winners on Tuesday will share a remaining $3.4 billion. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland and Superintendent of Public Instruction Deborah Delisle will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss Race to the Top. [/quote] GLORIOUS OHIO MOTHERLAND [url]http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/aug/24/2/ohio-receive-federal-race-top-funds-ar-206357/[/url]
Hurray, too bad I'm out of HS so it won't help me. Even then, I don't know if my former public school (Indian Hill) would've needed it.
NJ could probably use some education cash. We're sinking like a rock in that area. But I'm in college, so it's not that important an issue to me any more I suppose.
I'm not sure i like the way they hand out funds, give more funds to improving schools, seems to me like you would need a significant portion to go to the deteriorating schools to try and reverse decline, rather than reward schools that are already doing well.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;24315047]NJ could probably use some education cash. We're sinking like a rock in that area.[/QUOTE] They've killed everything that isn't varsity around here.
[QUOTE=Billiam;24315392]They've killed everything that isn't varsity around here.[/QUOTE] Our music program at my high school is on its last leg. A large amount of staff have already lost their jobs, and everything else is barely keeping itself a float :frown:
Sweet, Ohio is in the news.
I live in Ohio, but I am homeschooled online, so I doubt this effects me.
[QUOTE=Tavish Degroot;24315729]I live in Ohio, but I am homeschooled online, so I doubt this effects me.[/QUOTE] holy shit me too
i live in ohio fuck yea
Georgia doesn't need more money, we've got an awesome education system and an absurd amount of our state budget goes into education. We're like the most educated and non-redneck state in the south. :clint:
Never knew there was so many people from Ohio on Facepunch. We need to do a camp out or something.
please have florida win we need to fix the shitty edu system here
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