There is more federal money available for Nebraska school districts that is being left on the table. Nebraska should go after it so that this funding shortage is short term.

Federal Race to the Top program:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-12/race-to-the-top

What states are applying and getting money:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_to_the_Top#Awards
Note, NE only applied in 2 rounds. They were ranked 31st with their application. Surely we can do better.

(If not, then we definitely need to keep funding education so we can grow some folks who can do better.)