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Published: 12/21/10

Little-Known 2010 Win: Smart Education Grants

By  Bryan Spencer - AOL News
Little-Known 2010 Win: Smart Education Grants

Editor's note: Everyone knows about health care reform, the tax cut deal, the end of "don't ask, don't tell." But in a contentious election year, Washington also managed to do much that, while it got little attention, will nevertheless make a difference in the lives of millions. So we asked our network of contributors on AOL's Seed to pore through the record and find the overlooked, underreported achievements. Here's one of the top 10. (For the complete list, go here.) A good education opens doors to an infinite number of opportunities in a person's lifetime. Not even universal health care ...

Published: 04/14/10

'Race to the Top' School Funding Has States Rethinking Education Reform

By  Danny Yadron - Politics Daily
'Race to the Top' School Funding Has States Rethinking Education Reform

WASHINGTON -- When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan picked only two states as winners in the first round of a national competition for education money, he meant to spur unsuccessful states into action. Demonstrate the bar is high, he said, and people will try to reach it. Two weeks later, as some of the finalists prepare their second attempts for Race to the Top money, it's unclear if that's the case. Several of the finalists publicly declared that they might not reapply, and others plan to resubmit slightly tweaked or even pared down versions of their original applications. "I have not ...

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