Our View: State moves on federal school grants

Source: mercedsunstar.c Posted By: jim R...5311 days ago

It took the push of money, but President Obama's new "Race to the Top" competitive grants are getting California's political and educational leaders to act with some urgency on areas long-identified for change.

If testimony at a state Senate education committee hearing last Tuesday is any indication, consensus is building among these leaders that California can leap ahead in the national competition if it demonstrates a sharp focus on turning around the state's chronically underperforming schools.

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