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Sen. Husted wants to amend state try for federal school money
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, is asking Deborah Delisle, the state superintendent of public instruction, to amend Ohio’s application seeking $409 million in federal education funds to exclude requests including $600,000 for two cultural anthropologists to develop “Race to the Top” stories.
In a letter to Delisle, dated March 5 and released on Monday, March 8, Husted said that he believed this request and others he listed “could significantly hurt Ohio’s chances to receive Race to the Top funding.”
He urged Delisle to amend the application before her March 14 presentation in Washington, D.C.
In a prepared statement, Delisle said that U.S. Department of Education rules do not allow states to change their applications at this stage in the process. She did not directly address Husted’s complaints but said state officials would respond to any concerns at the March 14 presentation.
“Whether or not Ohio receives funding in the first round, the feedback we receive will be carefully studied,” Delisle said. “At that time, we can decide whether or not modifications to our plan are necessary, if permitted by the USDOE.”
Ohio has made the cut as one of 16 states invited to Washington to make presentations to compete for a share of $40 billion in education reform money offered by the Obama administration.
Other proposed expenditures that Husted called for eliminating included:
*$400,000 for a video compilation for Race to the Top.
*$320,000 to create a Race to the Top communications plan.
*$320,000 to produce and distribute Race to the Top stories in print and online.
*$160,000 to develop “creative messaging” for Race to the Top stories.
*$40,000 to revise part of the ODE Web site related to Race to the Top.
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