Today, we announced the six finalists for the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge.

今天，我们宣布了6个进入到2011年全美跨入顶级精英挑战赛决赛的高级中学的名单。

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Mr Duncan is, in fact, making early education one of his priorities, by including it in the next round of funding for Race to the Top, the big federal programme for schools.

事实上，邓肯先生把学前教育作为他的首要工作之一，包括把它加入到下一轮的给“力争上游”拨款的范围中。“力争上游”是针对学校的联邦大项目。

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As a result, Toyota is among the best-loved car brands in America, according to our analysis, joining a couple of domestics brands — Ford and Chevrolet — in a race to the top.

最终，“丰田”成为了美国最受欢迎的汽车品牌之一。据我们的分析，它已加入到国内少有的知名品牌行列——福特和雪弗莱——并且直奔顶级品牌而去。

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States that want to take part in the Race to the Top cannot have rules that bar performance-based pay for teachers.

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The Race to the Top competition will look for states and local school systems with effective reforms in four areas.

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They will earn extra points in the Race to the Top if they approve the standards by August second.

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So, a race to the top has begun in our schools, but the real competition will begin when states apply for the actual Race to the Top grants.

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So by rewarding some of these states submitting applications today, by extending the Race to the Top for states, by launching a Race to the Top among school districts, and by applying the principles of Race to the Top to other federal programs, we'll build on this success.

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The race we want to win, the race we can win is a race to the top -- the race for good jobs that pay well and offer middle-class security.

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