Quotable:
"This is not about getting in the game, this is about winning. There will be a lot more losers than winners." -Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, on Race to the Top awards
Education Week (subscription required): Rules Set for $4 Billion 'Race to Top' Contest
Notable:
22%:
Percentage of Catholic and independent school operating costs in Victoria, Australia, that will now be paid for by the state government. The new agreement increases funding from a previous level of 19%.?? Victoria is historically the lowest-funded Catholic sector in Australia.
The Age (Australia): State hands $2.1bn to non-government schools