Thursday, July 29, 2010
KY In Race For Share Of $3.3 Billion Education Funds
KENTUCKY...
Governor Steve Beshear, Education Commissioner Terry Holliday and congressional members applauded the news that Kentucky is among the finalists for the second round of federal Race to the Top funding, a pot of over $3.3 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used for education reform. Under Gov. Beshear’s leadership, Kentucky has multiple education reform efforts underway, including the Transforming Education in Kentucky and Early Childhood Development and Education task forces and the Graduate Kentucky Initiative, as well as implementation of SB1.