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Rhode Island is one of 10 winners in the second round of the federal Race to the Top program, it was announced by the U.S. Department of Education. The true winners are the students and educators of Rhode Island who will benefit from the $75 million in federal dollars to improve their schools and to close the achievement gap. Learn more about Rhode Island's win.
Read features on nonprofits working in each of our six key sectors, stories of more than 30 Rhode Islanders who created endowments in 2009, a highlight on how the Pickard family is furthering its commitment to education through "co-funding," our financials, and much more in the 2009 online annual report.
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