Some States Race to the Top
Diana Kendrick, Eastern 2 Regional Director
Spring 2010

Delaware, the First State has won funds in the first phase of the Race to the Top competition. Delaware and Tennessee (the other state to receive funds from Phase 1) have statewide buy-in for comprehensive plans to reform their schools thus heading the lists of states in Phase 1. Both states have written new laws to support their policies. And according to U.S. Secretary of Education...

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