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SARASOTA - A billion dollar federal grant to shore up Florida schools was what State Education Commissioner Eric Smith was talking about Monday afternoon at a public forum sponsored by the Sarasota County School Board.

The money is available through a federal program called Race To The Top, and state officials are pretty sure they can get it.

Smith told the gathering of educators, students, parents and community leaders that the odds are very good Florida will receive the highly-sought grant. It would bring almost a billion and a half dollars to Florida schools.
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