Moore Statement on Race to the Top

Statement

Today, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) today made the following statement on the announcement that Wisconsin is not among the finalists for the second round of Race to the Top funding:

"Education is a civil rights issue. It's about equal opportunity -- plain and simple.

"We all want all of our children to have the best education possible. And in many places, we have work to do to get there. But this method tells kids in Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison -- or anywhere in our great state -- that they have to wait while a kid living in another state gets a chance at a better education.

"Making winners and losers out of our kids flies in the face of equal opportunity."

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