President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.
Obama was outlining the budget proposal Tuesday at a Fairfax County, Va., elementary school.
The $787 billion economic stimulus program Obama signed into law soon after taking office included $4.3 billion in competitive grants for states, nicknamed the "Race to the Top" fund. States must amend education laws and policies to compete for a share of the money.
More than 30 states were expected to apply by Tuesday's deadline. The first of two rounds of award announcements are expected in April.
Keep it up, Barack. You won't get my vote in 2012.
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Yay! Loosening standards on charter schools, merit pay for teachers, gosh...where have we heard this before? Oh yeah, from the conservatives!
That guy is so bad on education, way worse than any Republican, believe it or not. He is doing things in this area NO Republican would EVER get away with.
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