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Teach For America, KIPP Foundation Win Major Education Awards

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First Posted: 08/05/10 08:36 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:15 PM ET

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Teach for America, the nonprofit group that recruits elite college students to teach in public schools, and the KIPP Foundation, which runs a nationwide network of charter schools, were big winners in a $650 million federal grant competition known as Investing in Innovation, the Department of Education said Wednesday.

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