05.25.11
“I applaud the Obama administration’s decision to invest $500 million in a new competitive program for states to improve early learning opportunities for their young children. Investing in quality early education for our youngest learners is a smart, strategic investment that will help close the achievement gap and invest in the future of our country. All the research shows us that when children have access to high quality programs before they enter kindergarten, they are better prepared for a lifetime of success. I look forward to working with the administration as the details of this new challenge fund are developed.
“I am also very excited about California’s opportunity to compete for Race to the Top funds. Race to the Top has changed the conversation about education in this country. Before a dime was event spent through this program, states were thinking beyond traditional school reform, implementing better data systems, committing to better assessments and using technology in new, innovative ways. The states who received funds in the first round of Race to the Top have already seen results in their schools through reforms that will help students to achieve at higher levels and compete in this global economy. California’s students deserve the chance to see this type of innovation in their classrooms. Now is California’s time to end the status quo in our classrooms and let our teachers and school leaders use exciting, effective approaches to transform our schools. I am very grateful California has this opportunity for real and significant school reform.”
Miller Applauds Race to the Top Announcement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller, senior Democrat on the Education and the Workforce Committee, issued the following statement after the Obama administration announced their decision on how the $700 million allocated to the Department of Education in the final 2011 spending bill will be spent. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced this morning that $500 million will be invested in a competitive early learning program. The remaining $200 million will be made available in a new competition among the nine states who were finalists in the previous rounds of Race to the Top, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and South Carolina .“I applaud the Obama administration’s decision to invest $500 million in a new competitive program for states to improve early learning opportunities for their young children. Investing in quality early education for our youngest learners is a smart, strategic investment that will help close the achievement gap and invest in the future of our country. All the research shows us that when children have access to high quality programs before they enter kindergarten, they are better prepared for a lifetime of success. I look forward to working with the administration as the details of this new challenge fund are developed.
“I am also very excited about California’s opportunity to compete for Race to the Top funds. Race to the Top has changed the conversation about education in this country. Before a dime was event spent through this program, states were thinking beyond traditional school reform, implementing better data systems, committing to better assessments and using technology in new, innovative ways. The states who received funds in the first round of Race to the Top have already seen results in their schools through reforms that will help students to achieve at higher levels and compete in this global economy. California’s students deserve the chance to see this type of innovation in their classrooms. Now is California’s time to end the status quo in our classrooms and let our teachers and school leaders use exciting, effective approaches to transform our schools. I am very grateful California has this opportunity for real and significant school reform.”
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