Pennsylvania Submits Round Two Federal 'Race to the Top' Application for $400 Million in Education Improvement Funding
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Additional Funds Would Accelerate Commonwealth's Progress in Education
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's record of seven years of consecutive gains in student achievement gives the commonwealth a competitive edge in the federal competition for up to $400 million in federal "Race to the Top" funds, Governor Edward Rendell said today.See the full content of this document
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Pennsylvania Submits Round Two Federal 'Race to the Top' Application for $400 Million in Education Improvement Funding
"With this federal grant, Pennsylvania will be able to double the rate of pace at which we achieve our goal of getting every student able to perform at grade level or better," Governor Rendell said.
The application the state submitted today includes signed agreements from 122 school districts and 69 charter schools, repres...See the full content of this document
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