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Big Players, Small Innovators Snare "i3" Cash
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McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2010
In choosing the slate of winners for innovation grants totaling $650 million, the U.S. Department of Education decided to invest heavily in big-name teacher-training and school turnaround organizations while reserving one-fifth of the money for more-experimental programs it believes show promise. Last week, the department announced that 49…
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