The Broward Teachers Union has reluctantly agreed to join the School Board in signing off on the state's second bid for a grant from the Race to the Top competition.
With little union support, Florida came up short in the first heat of Race to the Top, a $4.35 billion national education reform program. The Broward School Board also turned its back on the state's first application and refused to sign it.
This time around, in the second round, the board decided to endorse the state's new application. Broward schools could be eligible for $34 million over four years. On Wednesday, the Broward Teachers Union did, too.
