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Links to the 16 finalists' RTTT applications

Now that the U.S. Department of Education has shrunk the list of potential phase 1 Race to the Top winners to 16, we thought we'd make it easier for you to compare and contrast their applications. Here's a list of links to the heavy duty documents. After the winners are ...

By: Nirvi Shah :: March 7, 2010 noon

More finalists than winners in the first phase of Race to the Top

Most of the 16 finalists in the first round of Race to the Top will go home as finalists -- not winners, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday afternoon. The finalists -- Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, ...

By: Nirvi Shah :: March 4, 2010 2:55 p.m.

The official list of RTTT finalists

All of these states' applications scored more than 400 points out of a maximum 500 points on their applications, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday afternoon. But they won't all win. "We will announce those winners in April. We are setting a very high bar," Duncan said during a conference ...

By: Nirvi Shah :: March 4, 2010 1:48 p.m.

15 states and D.C. named Race to the Top finalists

Race to the Top finalists are Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Tennessee, according to EdWeek. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce the round-one finalists for the department's two-round, $4.35 billion ...

By: Mc Nelly Torres :: March 4, 2010 10 a.m.

Duncan to announce Race to the Top finalists Thursday

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce round-one finalists for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top competition during a press conference call with reporters at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Rumors have been circulating for days about the much-anticipated announcement. Ed blogger Alexander Russo tipped us of about it early this week. ...

By: Mc Nelly Torres :: March 3, 2010 10 a.m.

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Controversial school list linked to state's quest for federal funds

The public outing of 188 under-performing schools on Monday was more than an exposé of weak educators: It is part of a frantic state push to qualify this week for close to $400 million from a federal alternative to Race to the Top. The much-sought-after funds are called School Improvement Grants. They have been around since the 1960's but have been revamped under the Obama administration. Backed by federal stimulus dollars, the Department of Education is offering up to $4 billion in SIG funding to turnaround schools that are deemed consistently low performers.

Posted March 9, 2010 2:27 p.m.

NCSD to apply for $8.4 million in ARRA funds

The economic stimulus money flowing from Washington, D.C., through the states could be a financial boon for the Natrona County School District. With the unanimous approval of the Board of Trustees, the district will apply for $8.4 million of American Recovery and Investment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding.

Posted March 8, 2010 4:15 p.m.

Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists

When 16 finalists come to Washington next week to make their final pitches in the $4 billion Race to the Top competition, most can expect to go home empty-handed, Michele McNeil and Lesli A. Maxwell, of EdWeek, reported.

Posted March 8, 2010 3:48 p.m.

State's chances look good for second round of Race To The Top

Washington state did not enter the first round of the competition for a share of $4.35 billion in special stimulus money to reward school reform efforts. Washington will wait until the second round this summer, and Gov. Chris Gregoire hopes an education reform bill coming out of the Legislature will boost the state’s chances.

Posted March 8, 2010 12:06 p.m.

Wyoming behind in 'race'

Wyoming didn't make the cut in the first round of funding in federal grant competition for a piece of $4.35 billion for education reform. The state will apply again, said Tim Lockwood, spokesman for the Wyoming Department of Education and coordinator for the state's application.

Posted March 8, 2010 11:32 a.m.

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