The U.S. Department of Education has chosen 16 states as finalists for the first round of Race to the Top funding—find the list on School Board News Today. In other news, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and House lawmakers agree that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization is a top priority, but when will legislation move forward? And while talks between the superintendent and teachers union continue in the mass firing in Central Falls, R.I., some experts question whether replacing a school’s entire staff actually will do much to help turn around a failing school. Read these stories and more in School Board News Today.
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