OAKLAND, CA (November 19, 2009) - Last week, the US Department of Education released its final regulations for the Race to the Top application. California must now – in short order – decide if it is going to sprint or step off the starting block to win a share of the $4.35 billion pot.
It should be an easy decision. In a year when California faces another massive budget deficit, it stands a chance to receive up to $700 million with an unprecedented focus on dramatically improving teaching and learning in our state’s public schools.