"I think the process was robust. We literally met with thousands of people who expressed their views. We heard them, and in the end, we disagreed."
??? Joel Klein, New York City Schools Chancellor
"Judge Blocks Closing of 19 New York City Schools," New York Times
$252 million
Amount of money Tennessee requested above the $250 million that the Department of Education had told the state it could compete for.
"Delaware and Tennessee Win Race to Top," Education Week (supscription required)