"In most cases we are moving in the right direction," state education department spokeswoman Lisa Gross said. "We have slightly higher percentages of kids meeting those benchmarks, and that's great. But we are not where we need to be."
Date: Aug 17, 2011
Category: U.S.
Source: Google
Kentucky among 9 states that can compete for millions in education funding
Lisa Gross, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Department of Education, said Wednesday that state officials have not decided whether to apply for the new round of Race to the Top money. She said the criteria that Washington might use to pick winners are not yet known.