国外媒体:奥巴马政府召开名为"冲向顶端"的全国竞争（在线收听）

President Obama is pushing for some big reforms in U.S. schools. In Wisconsin yesterday he talked about the "Race to the Top" program. Now it's local and state governments that make decisions about education policies. But the federal government can give money to states, and that's what "Race to the Top" is about.

The program is a fund of more than $4 billion. States would be able to apply for some of that money, and whether or not they got any would be based on if they met certain guidelines. For example, achieving certain educational standards, recruiting and keeping successful teachers, and finding ways to measure students' success. Some testing experts have expressed concerns that states might use just one test to determine students' and teachers' success.