Colorado Pulls Out Stops in Bid for 'Race to Top' Aid
Colorado's aggressive bid for 'Race to the Top' aid sets a fierce pace for rivals.
If the competition for a slice of $4 billion in federal Race to the Top Fund money were a school class, Colorado would be one of the kids sitting up front, furiously taking notes, and leaping up to answer every one of the teacher’s questions.
Officials here began plotting their strategy for receiving one of the coveted grants nearly as soon as the Race to the Top program was created in February as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the $787 billion economic-stimulus package.
Gov. Bill Ritter, a Democrat, immediately tapped Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien to lead the state’s effort. She, in turn, convened a series of open meetings to discuss the details of the application, reaching out to everyone from state and local teachers’ unions to small-town mayors...
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