Michigan's governor hired Robert C. Bobb to close the school district's $316 million budget deficit. It's a tough job made tougher by a fight with the elected school board.
Race to the Top Director, Joanne Weiss, believes that win or lose, what really matters in this competition is how states play the game.
The deadline has arrived, and 40 states plus D.C. are hoping to win a share of a 4.35 billion dollar "Race to the Top" pie. Who will get the money? How have they prepared?
Sopori Elementary is in a small, poor, rural town called Amado. But Sopori is anything but poor.
Schools are certainly feeling the pinch in these tough economic times. How are two different types of schools in Arizona dealing with the cuts?
The stimulus money has gone out, but what's it done for school districts? Rochester, NY got $30 million...how are they using the money?
The "Race to the Top" competition is unlike any education reform effort in U.S. history. This series of reports covers the past and present of school funding by government.
When Hartford (CT) Public High School opened last September, the school was nearly unrecognizable. Part of a fledgling effort, HPHS is re-making itself for success, but will it get the money it needs?
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has $5 billion to disburse and a lot of interest groups to please. How will he manage?
Peekskill, New York is a working-class town that's been devastated by the economic recession. President Obama's stimulus package could help, but how much?
