With today’s news focusing on a 33 State Demonstration about mandatory teacher furlough and other education cutback South Carolina is focusing on the Obama administration's unprecedented $4 billion Race to the Top school reform contest
This federal grant will be awarded to 1 of the 15 states left in the contest. The 300 Million dollar grant should be awarded within the next 30 to 60 days. South Carolina has requested the money for various initiatives, including:
- New dropout prevention programs
- Outfitting more Montessori classrooms
- Giving incentives to teachers who agree to teach in the state's most challenged schools
- Building housing for teachers who agree to live and teach in rural areas where housing is hard to find
- Creating high-tech labs for students to learn about advanced manufacturing and green engineering
The finalists are: Colorado, Delaware, the District, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee
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