"It was like the Olympic Games, and we were an American skater with a Soviet judge in the 1980s."
??? Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., Colorado, on Race to the Top scoring
"States Skeptical About 'Race to Top' School Aid Contest," New York Times
18
Number of months non-placed tenured teachers in Colorado would be paid while looking for work before being let go.
"Legislator Hopeful His Tenure Bill Will Pass," Denver Post