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APNewsBreak: 9 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' winners to share $3 billion for schoolsThe U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 ...

APNewsBreak: 19 states named finalists for 'Race to the Top' education grantsNineteen states and the District of Columbia have been named finalists in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to ...

Study: 'Common Core' academic standards clearer, more rigorous than those in most statesThe common academic standards many states will adopt this fall are clearer and more rigorous than those currently used by three-quarters of all states, according to an analysis by the ...

35 states, D.C. take second shot at Race to the Top; $3.4 billion left for education reformThirty-five states and the District of Columbia have submitted applications for round two of the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top competition to boost ...

Walking away from millions: 9 states pass on 'Race to the Top' education grant programAbout two dozen states are going back to Washington for another shot at billions in education grants under the "Race to the Top" program, but at least nine ...

Feds' $4.35 billion carrot not enough for some states to allow, expand charter schoolsIn her small timber town in northern Idaho, Christina Williams enrolled her son in the closest public school because she had few other choices near her home. But as ...

Education Department: Delaware, Tenn. get $600M in 1st round of 'Race to the Top' grantsFederal officials on Monday awarded Tennessee and Delaware $600 million in grants to improve failing schools, sending a message to other states hoping to win money: revamp your ...

Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test; report offers snapshot of changing US classroomReading scores for fourth and eighth grade students held mostly steady last year, continuing a stubborn trend of minimal improvement across most racial, economic and geographic groups. Scores on ...

North Dakota State University's president resigns amid controversies, says 'It just isn't fun'North Dakota State University President Joseph Chapman, stung by criticism of the ballooning cost of his new home and a $22,000 trip to President Barack Obama's inauguration for himself and ...

$7,993 Average spent per pupil in public schools in Nevada during the 2006-07 school year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau $9,666 National average during the same period 42 NevadaÕs rank in per-pupil expenditures, out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. ...

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Topic: Washington, DC

APNewsBreak: 10 named school grant winners

APNewsBreak: 19 states named finalists for grants

New academic standards clearer, more rigorous

35 states, D.C. apply for Race to the Top round 2

Some states walk away from 'Race to Top' millions

Several states stay off charter-school bandwagon

Feds pick Delaware, Tenn. for $600M ed grants

Reading scores hold steady on nationwide test

NDSU president resigns, saying 'It just isn't fun'

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