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While our application placed us among the finalists, the United States Education Department has announced that ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp is not among the two first round winners in the Race to the Top competition. We will closely analyze the USED reviewers' response and will revisit our application with a view to submitting a successful second round plan that advances the Regents' education reform agenda. Critical to a positive outcome will be the legislative changes the Regents proposed prior to the submission of the Round 1 application - changes that will not only strengthen our application,Ìý but will bring important benefits to education in ·¬ÇÑÊÓƵapp State. For the sake of our 3.1 million children, we cannot allow this critical opportunity to undertake vital reforms to slip away.