The Teachers’ Unions’ Last Stand

Race to the Top has turned a relatively modest federal program (the $4.3 billion budget represents less than 1 percent of all federal, state and local education spending) into high-yield leverage that could end up overshadowing health care reform in its impact and that is already upending traditional Democratic Party politics.

Published: May 17, 2010
Length: 32 minutes (8,095 words)
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