Elementary Vice President, United Teachers Los Angeles
Elementary Vice President at United Teachers Los Angeles
PROFILE
Julie Washington
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FROM Julie Washington
Which Way, L.A.?
Is It Worth Racing to the Top? California's among the states that have changed their laws to meet tonight's deadline for Race to the Top , President Obama's school-reform program. School districts are competing for some of the $4.3 billion federal dollars available if they encourage charter schools, evaluate teachers based on student test scores and give parents a bigger role. Despite the promise of money, not all school districts want to be part of the program. LA Unified does . Segment image: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joins Senator Gloria Romero, State Superintendent of Public Education Jack O'Connell and State Board of Education President Ted Mitchell to hold a press conference where he signed California's Race to the Top application.
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