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    Which Way, L.A.?

    LAUSD Loses Big for Race-to-the-Top Dollars

    America's second largest public school district, the LAUSD, has failed to qualify for $40 million in Race-to-the-Top money from Washington, but Green Dot Public Schools — with just 18 charters — is still in the running for $30 million. Howard Blume is education reporter for the Los Angeles Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    America's second largest public school district, the LAUSD, has failed to qualify for $40 million in Race-to-the-Top money from Washington, but Green Dot Public Schools — with just 18 charters — is still in the running for $30 million. Howard Blume is education reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

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    3. 27:48Negotiations and the 'Fiscal Cliff'
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      Warren Olney

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    2 of 3
    As the Oceans Rise Up, What Must Come Down?
    1. 0:00As the Oceans Rise Up, What Must Come Down?
    2. 23:13LAUSD Loses Big for Race-to-the-Top DollarsYou’re reading this
    3. 27:48Negotiations and the 'Fiscal Cliff'
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