dd964827_Eduwonk_com__December_10__2006__Outcome
[Odds] 4-1 [Why?] Congress does like to do things on education and competitiveness concerns pave the way for a bipartisan education bill that avoids all the hard decisions on No Child and creates some feel-good initiatives focused on STEM careers. This could be the value play going into 2008. [Outcome] 
Competitiveness out- competes equity
Eduwonk.com: December 10, 2006
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