Back in December, Delaware’s Deputy Secretary of Education Dan Cruce said his state would be winning the Race to the Top money. He was right. But what's next?
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Back in December, Delaware’s Deputy Secretary of Education Dan Cruce said his state would be winning the Race to the Top money. Absolutely. Recently, it did - $100 million for Delaware public schools. So, how did he get his team across the finish line? And more importantly, what is Delaware going to do now that it won?
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Back in December, Delaware’s Deputy Secretary of Education Dan Cruce said his state would be winning the Race to the Top money. Absolutely. Recently, it did - $100 million for Delaware public schools. So, how did he get his team across the finish line? And more importantly, what is Delaware going to do now that it won?
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