NEA President Outlines Union's View of 'Race to the Top' Program

EDUCATION -- December 17, 2009 at 6:44 PM EDT

NEA President Outlines Union's View of 'Race to the Top' Program

After Education Secretary Arne Duncan dropped by The Rundown earlier this week to discuss his department's $4.3 billion Race to the Top competitive grant program, we invited National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel to provide the view of the 3.2 million-member educators' union.

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