Well, you asked how a poster knew she wasn't. If there is no evidence, after researching it, strong lean.
Race to the Top was simply a jobs program for education consultants. While focused on education it was not focused on students, teachers, or learning. I am not being cynical it actually was.
No one made it an issue. It was an observation. No one thought anything of it until he went crazy. But you called it bullshit. So you believe it was the largest attended inauguration ever?