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9 states win Race to the Top money for pre-K

The states will share $500 million for early learning programs.

No Child Left Behind waivers granted to 8 more states

Nineteen states have been granted flexibility from the Bush-era law so far

Education Secretary Arne Duncan meets with People for the American Way Foundation's Young Elected Officials Network in Washington, D.C., on June 3, 2011.

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