Gibbons, Reid spar over $175 mil. Nevada loses in ed funds
By Michael Martinez, Reno Gazette-Journal
State and local educators said Tuesday that they plan to move ahead with some of the strategic reforms for public schools outlined in their application for federal Race to the
Top grant money, even though Nevada was not among 19 semifinalists and will not get the $175 million for which the state was eligible.
The money sought was part of a $3.4 billion pot aimed at improving struggling schools nationwide.
The announcement that Nevada has no chance to compete in the second round of Race to the Top grant competition also sparked a rancorous political exchange between Republican Gov. Jim Gibbons and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
