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Duncan Wants to See Race to the Top Results
EDUCATION BEAT: More than 20 states have been awarded federal grants in exchange for making education changes in a variety of areas, but not all states have been living up to the promises they made in their applications.more -
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States Rewrite Education Rules, With or Without Race to the Top
Six states were near-miss finalists in the first two rounds of a federal competition that rewards changes in state education policy. Most of them are continuing the school reform process with their own money.more -
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Obama Wants More 'Races to the Top,' But Will States Compete?
President Obama has driven K-12 education reform nationally by offering billions of dollars to states that enact the policies he wants. The question is whether the same strategy will work in other areas, including transportation and juvenile justice. more
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Education, Infrastructure Win in Obama Budget
TODAY'S TAKE: President Obama's budget for the next fiscal year seeks to curb domestic spending and address the skyrocketing federal deficit, but still includes major increases for some areas important to states. more
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Chris Christie Can't Shake Race to the Top Fiasco
TODAY'S TAKE: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is embroiled in the first major crisis of his tenure, as Democrats investigate the clerical error that cost the state $400 million in federal education funding and led to the firing of the state's education chief. The governor, for his part, is trying to move on. more
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Did Race to the Top Help or Hurt the Push for a Common Curriculum?
States were working on a common set of education standards before the Obama administration decided to make adoption of them part of Race to the Top. The prospect of winning federal money motivated some states to pass the standards, but the administration's blessing may have turned others away.more -
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Race to the Top: Who's In, Who's Out
TODAY'S TAKE: States have until Tuesday (June 1) to apply for the second round of Race to the Top, the Obama administration's signature effort to improve the nation's schools by handing out $4.35 billion in federal money for education. At least nine states won't be participating after only two states - Delaware and Tennessee - won in the first round of the competition.more -
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More States Drop Out of 'Race'
TODAY'S TAKE: Alaska and Texas raised eyebrows last year when they declined to join the "Race to the Top," the Obama administration's effort to revamp the nation's K-12 schools by handing out $4.35 billion in grants to states that change their education policies. But with 40 jurisdictions applying and only two winners announced in the first round of the competition, more states are deciding not to participate in round two.more -
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Victory Laps in Delaware, Tennessee
TODAY'S TAKE: Delaware and Tennessee officials rejoiced on Monday (March 29) after they were proclaimed winners in the first round of the Race to the Top, a federal program intended to revamp the nation's K-12 schools by handing out billions of dollars in grants. Delaware will receive about $100 million; Tennessee will get about $500 million.More than 40 jurisdictions applied for a slice of the federal money, and the fact that only two states won stunned many education experts.more -
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Race to the Top: The States React
TODAY'S TAKE: Cheers, jeers and finger-pointing followed the federal government's announcement Thursday (March 4) of the 15 states named as finalists in a $4.35 billion grant competition to revamp the nation's schools. But what can't be debated is that the Race to the Top program has attracted most states' interest.more -
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Race to the Top Could Be Expanded
TODAY'S TAKE: As states rush to meet Tuesday's (Jan. 19) initial deadline to apply for their share of $4.35 billion in federal education money - known as Race to the Top funds - President Obama is seeking to expand the program by $1.35 billion. more
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Summary of the Georgia State of the State Address
Republican Gov. Sonny Perdue used his last state of the state address to reminisce about his seven years in office, relate the state's fiscal crisis to other challenges in American history and admonish the Republican-majority legislature to make the tough decisions needed to improve the state's future. more
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States Racing for Education Money
TODAY'S TAKE: States are facing a Jan. 19 deadline to apply for their share of $4.35 billion in federal education grants. Some - such as Kentucky, Michigan, New York and Tennessee - are cutting it awfully close. more
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Summary of the Iowa Condition of the State Address
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver (D) called on lawmakers Jan. 12 to eliminate certain tax breaks and adopt his "government efficiency" proposals that he said could provide enough savings to allow the state to restore recent cuts in education and other key programs and invest in more "green-collar" jobs. more
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A Detroit charter school's amazing '90-90' pledge -- and success
In 1999 Doug Ross and his colleagues made an outrageous "90-90" promise. In 2007, they would graduate at least 90 percent of ninth graders going through their brand new University Preparatory Academy, an inner-city charter school. And, 90 percent would go on to post-secondary education.more