By Alyson Klein
(From Education Week, April 24, 2012)
It’s no secret that the Obama administration hearts competitive grant programs–particularly the ones they came up with themselves, like Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation, and Promise Neighborhoods.
And it’s also no secret that members of Congress–including many Republicans and some Democrats–are not on the same page. In lean budget times, they’d much rather see scarce extra dollars pumped into formula grants, especially the two big ones that go out to nearly every district, Title I and special education. (Check out this letter from Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House education committee and a big fan of special education funding.)
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