Education Department Deals Out Big Awards

Submitted by ml on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 6:06pm
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New York Times by Sam Dillon, August 5, 2010           Teach for America, the nonprofit group that recruits elite college students to teach in public schools, and the KIPP Foundation, which runs a nationwide network of charter schools, were big winners in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation, the Department of Education said Wednesday.

Each group won $50 million. Two others won large awards for proposals the department said were backed by significant evidence of success with students.

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