On July 24, President Obama laid out a plan for incentive-based education reform in a speech at the United States Department of Education. The incentives come in the form of $4 billion in federal “Race to the Top” money up for grabs by schools as part of his Economic Recovery Act. To get this money, states such as California may have to make some changes.
This June, dozens of students who had used D.C. Opportunity Scholarships graduated from their chosen private high schools. "We stand as examples of just how successful this program can be, and we will fight for its existence," said Georgetown Day School graduate Jordan White, who earned a full scholarship to Oberlin College in Ohio. Her younger sister's future is less clear.
