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Is 'Race to the Top' Producing Education Reform?
"Race to the Top" gets less than 1% of education spending, but President Obama calls it "the most ambitious program in decades." We talk to the head of the Race to the Top Fund and others about teacher accountability, charter schools and equity for minority children. Also, BP to scale back Gulf clean-up efforts, and speculation amidst the secrecy surrounding Chelsea Clinton's wedding.
By Warren Olney • • 50m Listen"Race to the Top" gets less than 1% of education spending, but President Obama calls it "the most ambitious program in decades." We talk to the head of the Race to the Top Fund and others about teacher accountability, charter schools and equity for minority children. Also, BP's new CEO says it's time to scale back Gulf clean-up efforts, and it's been called the wedding of the year, the century, and even the millennium. The only people invited are actually known to Chelsea Clinton. We hear about this Sunday's event in Rhinebeck on the Hudson.
Banner image: President Barack Obama delivers remarks during the Urban League Centennial Conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 29, 2010. Official White House photo: Chuck Kennedy
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3 storiesNew BP CEO says Gulf Clean-up Efforts to Be Scaled Back
In Beloxi, Mississippi today, BP's new CEO said it's time to "scale back" the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico. But Bob Dudley said BP is still fully committed to make things right. Harry Weber was in Beloxi for the Associated Press .
Read the story8 minIs 'Race to the Top' Producing Education Reform?
On Monday, 18 states and the District of Colombia were named finalists in Round Two of the Obama Administration's " Race to the Top " in education. But yesterday, the President was defending against attacks from an unlikely source: civil rights groups concerned about the emphasis on competition.
Read the story36 minNews Blackout Doesn't Curb Media Frenzy over Clinton Nuptials
The FAA has declared a no-fly zone over the Astor Courts Estates on the Hudson River, the port-a-potties are said to be worth $15,000 apiece., and guests weren't notified until a week in advance that Chelsea Clinton's wedding to Marc Mezvinsky would be held in Rhineland, New York this coming Sunday.
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