Staff Writer, Education Week
Staff writer for Education Week
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Lesli Maxwell
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FROM Lesli Maxwell
Which Way, L.A.?
Why Is California Losing the Race to the Top? President Obama set aside $4.3 billion for education reform and told states to compete in what he called, the Race to the Top . Governor Schwarzenegger and the Legislature battled for weeks before enacting a package of new laws , in the hopes of winning $700 million in federal dollars. Today, 16 winning states were announced out of 41 that applied -- but the Golden State was a loser. We ask the State Superintendent of Public Education and others what happened.
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