Fulton Daily News
State Lawmakers Race The Clock For “Race To The Top” Education Money
The state spends more than $20 billion each year on aid to its hundreds of local school districts. Today, state lawmakers will scramble to try to have a chance at a relatively tiny amount of money that would go into the school aid pile at a time when school budgets are likely to be cut.



Adopted in 2003 to guide the city’s economic and community development through 2023, the plan has already paid some dividends. However, a group of community leaders has been looking at the plan to see what’s been done, what needs to be started and what else can be done to improve the Port City.