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Duncanisms   Search Duncanisms 180 in the collection   Race to the Top Interview There's nothing punitive about this. This is a chance for states, if they want -- there's nothing mandatory about this, totally voluntary -- if they want to compete for this money. They have a chance to bring hundreds of millions of dollars into their districts. And if they don't want to compete, they have the right absolutely not to. So there is no stick on this. This is all carrot; this is all upside. . . . And there's a level of enthusiasm about this that I've never seen before. PBS Newshour interview, July 24, 2009 INDEX OF DUNCANISMS Pages: 9    [1] 2 3 4  Next >>    Last >>

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