Political Quotes

“I rise today to introduce the Race to the Top Act of 2010. Congressman Jared Polis is introducing companion legislation in the House today. The Race to the Top Act will authorize the continuation of the highly successful Race to the Top, RTTT, program which was established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and expand that program to school districts. RTTT calls for competitive grants from states and school districts that invest in bold educational reforms designed to bring about significant improvement in academic outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps. Our bill will authorize the act for 2011 and the succeeding 5 years. When No Child Left Behind, NCLB, was signed into law 9 years ago, we made a national commitment to fix our educational system--a system in which low-income minority students were performing significantly below their higher-income peers. We made a commitment to bring an end to unacceptable achievement gaps and to ensure that each and every child-- regardless of race, nationality or family income--could succeed in our public schools and graduate with the skills necessary for success in college or the workforce.”