我还跟儿子说，这个州长是他目前见到的最大的官。爸爸本人还没这福气呢。
有照片为证。
http://www.mnps.org/Page67940.aspx
文中也说这些小朋友很幸运。可惜儿子不这么看。
这的确是一大笔钱，共有5亿美元。全美只有两个州拿到。结果州长却如此小气地把新闻发布会就放在当地一个小学的图书馆。搁在俺崛起的祖国，那排场，只怕吓着这帮老外。
再看看另外一个新闻网站的一个跟贴评论，很是有趣，说田纳西州是发了笔横财，纳税人的钱就是如此被这罪恶的政府给浪费掉的。
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The Tennessean reported that Tennessee received a "windfall" for schools. Now where do they think the money originated? How about the taxpayers, or better yet, future taxpayers who will be paying for all "windfalls" from this evil administration。
To officially announce Tennessee's win in the Race to the Top competition, Governor Phil Bredesen joined several state and local officials at Eakin Elementary School, where he addressed the state and the lucky students who were able to attend.
Tennessee's Race to the Top Proposal
The State of Tennessee submitted a proposal in the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top competition, seeking a total of $501.8 million in federal resources to spur education innovation across the Volunteer State.
Tennessee’s request exceeded recent estimates by about $17 million, mainly due to additional resources that are being sought for turnaround schools. Tennessee’s complete Race to the Top proposal, totaling 1,111 pages with supporting documents, can be found on the state Department of Education Web site at www.tn.gov/education.
Under federal guidelines, half of any Race to the Top funds received by Tennessee — which, as requested, would total $250.9 million — would be distributed directly to local school districts under the federal government’s existing Title I formula. The other half would be used to seed a “State Innovation Fund” underwriting a series of new investments over a four-year period. Major categories include: turnaround schools, great teachers and leaders, technology and data, oversight and implementation.
About the Federal Race to the Top Program
Created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Race to the Top provides $4.35 billion in competitive grants designed to encourage and reward states that are implementing ambitious plans in four core education reform areas:
- Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;
- Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;
- Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and
- Turning around the lowest-achieving schools.
In addition, the President and Secretary Duncan announced plans to seek an additional $1.35 billion in funding for Race to the Top in anticipation of an “overwhelming response” from states seeking awards this week, in the first round of the competition. Winning states in the first round are expected to be announced in April, to be followed by a second round of competition later in the year.
