Georgia in running for part of education fund
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
March 15, 2010
Gov. Sonny Perdue and state schools Superintendent Kathy Cox will lead a delegation Wednesday to Washington to make their pitch for a piece of the Obama administration’s Race to the Top education fund.
The fund will distribute up to $4 billion to states that embrace education reform. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced March 4 that Georgia is one of 16 finalists chosen for face-to-face meetings.
Reviewers will talk to officials about their application and, according to the federal department, “ensure that the state has the understanding, knowledge, capacity and the will to truly deliver on what is proposed.”
The delegation includes Gwinnett County Superintendent Alvin Wilbanks. His system is one of 23 in Georgia that will pilot Georgia’s reforms.
Georgia is estimated to be eligible for up to a $400 million grant from the fund, although the state’s 200-page application — submitted in January — requests about $460 million. However, Duncan said in a statement that each finalist “has a shot at winning, but most of them will go home as finalists — not as winners.”
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