NEA Does Not Join Bid $75 Million for State Schools

NEA Does Not Join Bid $75 Million for State Schools

The Rhode Island chapter of the National Education Association is not supporting the state’s application for $75 million in federal education funding through the Race to the Top program, according to 630 WPRO, a GoLocalProv media partner.

But a second statewide teacher union, the American Federation of Teachers, has backed the application.

Education Commissioner Deborah Gist hand delivered the application to the Department of Education today. Rhode Island did not get any funding in the first round of applications earlier this year.

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