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Calling Out America's Worst Schools: A $3.5 Billion Plan

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Dec. 4, 2009
With $3.5 billion in new funds, Education Secretary Arne Duncan hopes to "turn around" America's lowest-performing schools
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler