NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams //Sep. 27, 2010 // 6:59 PM
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In President Obama's primary initiative for tackling the problem of failing public schools, the Race to the Top competition has just awarded $3.4 billion in school funding to 11 states and the District of Columbia. NBC Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis reports.