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January 27, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

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President Obama explains his RTTT for higher ed, which in part includes incentives for state colleges that keep tuition low w/good graduation rates to receive a greater proportion of Pell grant and Perkins loan federal money.


Obama Proposes New Race to Top Aimed at Higher Ed.
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President Barack Obama’s plan, which he is fleshed out in a speech at the University of Michigan this morning, would create a new, $1 billion version of his signature Race to the Top competition for states to improve their higher education systems. To snag the grants, states would have to smooth th…

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