As we continue to read through the pages (and pages) of reviewer comments on Washington’s Race to the Top (R2T), phase 2 application, here’s a look at each state’s scores as percent of points possible, and rank. Ranks in the top 10 in each category and overall are shaded gray, and there’s a trend among R2T [...]
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First look: Washington’s R2T application and grades
Yesterday the U.S. Department of Education annouced the 10 winners of the second round of Race to the Top (R2T), along with all applicants’ scores. Today the scores breakdown and reviewers comments were released (Washington’s are here and here). We will continue to pour over the pages of information, but here’s some initial takeaways:
There is a good [...]
Race to the Top second round winners announced
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan named 10 winners in the second round of the Race to the Top competition today. The round two winners are the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island. About $3.4 billion in federal funding will be divided among these states [...]
A look at the Race to the Top finalists
This week, the U.S. Department of Education selected 18 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in round two of Race to the Top. These states will compete for $3.4 billion in federal funding to innovate and reform their public schools. The winners are expected to be announced in September.
The Partnership for Learning has [...]
What lessons should we learn about Race to the Top?
What lessons should we learn about our efforts to win a Race to the Top grant? Peter Callaghan from the Tacoma News Tribune pinpoints some of them in his column today. Here’s an excerpt below.
Wouldn’t it be better to pass a great bill than a good bill? Probably. But Gregoire had developed a strategy [...]
Racing Stripes
Having sat out round one, Washington’s round two application for Race to the Top funds fell short of making it as a finalist. Disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Not so much.
While we’ve pressed hard for real change in our system statewide, Washington started well behind the most competitive states, and in a strategy that sadly mirrors [...]
Washington State does not clear Race to the Top hurdle
Parents and education advocates were disappointed to learn today that Washington State was not selected as a finalist in the second round of Race to the Top. In June, the state submitted an application to win up to $250 million from President Obama’s $4.3 billion federal Race to the Top fund for education reform and [...]
Race to the Top finalists to be announced Tuesday
Will Washington make the cut? That’s the question we’re all wondering for the second round of Race to the Top. Washington State is competing to win $250 million in federal grants to reform and innovate our public schools.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to announce the finalists in round two at the National [...]
Washington will submit Race to the Top application
An impressive number of school districts — 251 — have signed onto the state’s Race to the Top application, representing a whopping 96% of our students. And stragglers are still crossing the finish line!
Does high participation even matter? Absolutely. Getting broad and deep buy in on our state’s new education reform plan from the tiny [...]
The state wants feedback on its reform plan
Washington’s Race to the Top (R2T) application team — led by the governor’s office, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Board of Education — is drafting a reform plan to include in our R2T application (and drive education reform in WA, generally). And they want to hear from you! We’ve [...]
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