This decision... raises important questions about the value of federally funded education programs such as Race to the Top.

President Obama announced he has no plan to reduce federal education funding, and instead seeks to revise No Child Left Behind and expand his education plan, Race to the Top.

Louisiana’s “inexplicable” failure to make top 12 raises questions about Obama administration’s commitment to reform Louisiana’s education leaders are wondering what more they can do to outperform other states in terms of reform. Louisiana failed to receive any funds in the federal “Race to the Top” program, and the lack of correlation between successful reform...

Louisiana is among the 41 applicants for the “Race to the Top” federal education grant. Funds available for the year 2011 total $4.35 billion. Applications to enter Phase I of the national competition were due yesterday, and winners passing to Phase II will be announced in April 2010. Started last July, the R2T program encourages...