Tenn. Gov. Haslam Talks Ed. Policy, Election 2012
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam supports a Mitt Romney presidency, but he sees wisdom in some of the education-related work of the Obama administration. Read Full Post >
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August 28, 2012
August 24, 2012
Hawaii Makes Race to Top Progress, But Is It Enough?
Hawaii has made a lot of progress in implementing its Race to the Top grant, but one key deliverable still eludes the state: a new teachers' contract. Read Full Post >
August 14, 2012
Will Small Districts Even Bother Competing in New Race to Top?
More than half of the nation's school districts are not eligible to apply on their own for the Race to the Top competition for districts because their enrollments are too small. Read Full Post >
August 10, 2012
$400 Million Race to Top Contest for Districts Starts Now
Applicants have until Oct. 30 to seek grants worth up to $40 million for the biggest districts. The prizes are designed to spur a focus on personalized learning. Read Full Post >
August 07, 2012
Georgia Still in Hot Water Over Race to Top
The U.S. Department of Education refuses to budge on its decision to place a portion of Georgia's Race to the Top grant on high-risk status. Read Full Post >
July 09, 2012
Georgia Responds to Being Put On 'High-Risk' Status
State Superintendent John D. Barge doesn't think the teacher effectiveness plan as currently written, is workable. Read Full Post >
July 03, 2012
Part of Georgia's Race to the Top Grant Put On High-Risk Status
If Georgia is unable to address the Education Department's concerns, it could loose roughly $33 million of its $400 million, the portion dedicated to implementing the Read Full Post >
June 08, 2012
Hundreds of Comments Pour in on Race to the Top for Districts Plan
Everyone from groups representing governors, state and local school officials, and think tanks to individual citizens are commenting on the U.S. Department of Education's draft rules for the Race to the Top for districts. Read Full Post >
May 21, 2012
Kline Asks GAO to Examine Race to Top States' Progress on Teachers
Rep. John Kline, R-Minn., the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee is asking the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, to look into state's progress in putting in place the teacher and principal portions of their Race to Top applications Read Full Post >
May 03, 2012
Hawaii Union Leaders Move to Save Race to the Top Grant
Hawaii's teachers' union will take yet another vote on the new evaluation system that was a centerpiece of the state's winning Race to the Top application--but now threatens to jeopardize its funding. Read Full Post >
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