Thursday, January 14, 2010
Education Bill Signed
KENTUCKY....
In a crowded reception room in the state Capitol Thursday, Governor Steve Beshear signed House Bill 176, the measure that would allow the removal or reassignments of administrators and teachers in low-performing schools, among other things The measure, intended to strengthen Kentucky’s application for millions of federal school improvement dollars, was signed in time to meet a January 19th deadline, putting Kentucky in line to compete for up to $200 million in federal school improvement money under the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative.
In a crowded reception room in the state Capitol Thursday, Governor Steve Beshear signed House Bill 176, the measure that would allow the removal or reassignments of administrators and teachers in low-performing schools, among other things The measure, intended to strengthen Kentucky’s application for millions of federal school improvement dollars, was signed in time to meet a January 19th deadline, putting Kentucky in line to compete for up to $200 million in federal school improvement money under the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative.