Nov 4th, 2009 - ChicagoTribune
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MADISON, Wis. After a year in office primarily spent trying to rescue the economy, President Barack Obama went back to school on the anniversary of his election Wednesday, telling America states must now focus on reforming education to ensure a strong economic future.
During a speech at James C. Wright Middle School in Madison, Wis., Obama plugged the federal government's $4.35 billion Race to the Top program, which will soon allot extra federal stimulus funds to states based on the strength of the education reforms those states enact.
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