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Senate
Committees:
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Jon
Husted
State
Senator
6th
District
July
29,
2009
Governor
Ted
StricklandGovernor’s
OfficeRiffe
Center,
30th
Floor
77
SouthHigh
Street
Columbus,OH
43215
Senate
President
Bill
Harris
1
Capitol
Square
Ohio
Senate
#201,
2’”~
FloorColumbus,
OH
43215
Speaker
Armond
Budish
Rife
Center,
14th
Floor
77
South
High
Street
Columbus,OH
43215
Dear
GovernorStrickland,
President
Harris
and
Speaker
Budish:
Now
that
thestate
budget
is
complete
and
Ohio
confronts
the
challenges
and
opportunities
of
ensuring
allOhiochildren
are
receiving
a
quality
education,
I
want
to
take
a
moment
toaddressthe
newly
released
federal
guidelines
for
the
Race
to
the
Top
Grants.
I
read
with
great
interest
Secretary
of
Education
ArneDuncan’s
op-ed
article
that
appeared
in
The
WashingtonPost
on
July
24,
2009.
According
to
Secretary
Duncan,
thegrants
are
toencourage
and
reward
states
that
are
creating
innovation
and
reform
in
four
specific
areas:
implementingcommon
standards
andassessments;
recruiting,developing,retaining,
and
rewardingeffective
teachers
and
principals;
improving
collection
and
the
use
of
data;and
turning
around
low-performing
schools.
Following
a
preliminary
review
of
current
law,
I
have
identified
two
key
areas
where
I
believe
Ohio
will
need
tomake
some
statutory
changes
in
order
to
be
competitive
for
a
portion
of
the
$4.35
billion
in
Raceto
the
Top
Grants.
First,
Secretary
Duncanexpressly
stated
that
“statesthat
limit
alternative
routes
to
certification
for
teachers
and
principals,
or
cap
the
number
of
charter
schools,
will
be
at
a
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