RTTT 2 Winner Roundup: Angles Galore
Aug. 24, 2010 5:37 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Education announced the 10 winners of the next phase of Race to the Top on Tuesday, and it included a couple of surprises. Many speculated that Illinois, Colorado and Louisiana would be in the top 10. Few folks expected Hawaii or Maryland to make the cut.
The winners, in order of ranking from top to bottom, were: Massachusetts, New York, Hawaii, Florida, Rhode Island, District of Columbia, Maryland, Georgia, North Carolina, Georgia and Ohio.
The Department of Education offered a roundup of rankings, a video statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a recording of his press teleconference, and the states' applications and scores.
There are lots of angles reporters can explore with this round. How about the geographical one, as The New York Times pursued? Hawaii is the only state west of the Mississippi River to make the cut, the article notes ...
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