Sentences with phrase «top federal education funding»

It was adopted in New York, in part, to secure Race to the Top federal education funding.

Not exact matches

After our education plan finished first in the «Race to the Top» federal funding competition for its capacity to improve student performance, we continue to move forward.

At the federal level, the Department of Education can implement STEM as a requirement in America's classrooms, and fund more initiatives like Race to the Top, a $ 4 billion dollar program that to incentivizes states to develop next - generation educational standards.

New York plans to submit a revised plan by June 1 to vie for $ 700 million in federal «Race to the Top» education funds.

Iannuzzi says if Cuomo wants to reduce the schools bureaucracy, he should address the State Education Department's denial of some of the federal Race to the Top funds.

On August 25, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $ 400 million in federal Race to the Top education grants to New Jersey would not be funded due to a clerical error in the state's application made by an unidentified mid-level state official.

Champagne corks popped in Albany yesterday as top state education officials declaimed a new deal with the unions that they said will lead to better teachers, a greater shot at federal funds for New York and possibly a hike in the charter - school cap.

The breakdown of the evaluation talks in the wee hours of Jan. 17, after the mayor torpedoed a deal agreed to by his own education department and the UFT, cost the city $ 280 million in state and federal funding, threatened a further loss of $ 224 million in state aid next year, and jeopardized $ 700 million in statewide Race to the Top funds.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who earlier warned that such a measure might jeopardize New York State's federal Race to the Top funding, embraced the legislation.

«Sustaining and growing support for research and development under the kinds of constraints that we have experienced in the federal budget» is one of the top S&T - related challenges — along with others involving climate change, NASA funding, and STEM education — facing the Obama administration in its last year and a half, said Holdren who is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president for science and technology.

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivered his budget reply in parliament overnight and put funding for education, particularly STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) education, down as a top priority.

The Department of Education's decision to link federal funding to the Core in its Race to the Top program, its NCLB waiver effort, and its «ESEA blueprint,» and the provision of $ 350 million in federal funds for Core - related tests, all alienated anti-Washington conservatives who would have remained neutral if the question had merely concerned states collaborating to set standards in math and English language arts.

This funding is on top of the nearly $ 700 million the federal government already spends on science and math education programs within the National...

Finding that «local policy prerogatives and dire financial conditions trumped federal pleas for reform and led to the spending of massive amounts of aid on preserving the status quo and protecting existing jobs and programs,» Smarick urges policymakers to heed the lessons learned from that experience and to focus on reducing the gulf between reforms promised and reforms delivered when it comes to the Department of Education's $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top fund.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which earlier handpicked 15 states to receive up to $ 250,000 each to help prepare applications for federal Race to the Top Fund grants, will now offer aid to the other 35 states, too — if they meet eight education reform criteria.

As the education blogosphere turns its attention from Secretary Duncan's Race to the Top fund to his Investing in Innovation fund, economist Eric Hanushek offers his take on what federal education policy can and can not accomplish (and what NCLB got right and how it could be improved) in an interview on John Merrow's blog.

After the sweetness - and - nice between New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) to win $ 700 million from the federal Race to the Top fund last year (see my Education Next story), NYSUT yesterday sued the state's Board of Regents and NYSED's acting commissioner John King over the decision last May to ratchet up the importance of student test scores in a teacher's annual evaluation.

Sacramento, Calif — Massachusetts may sue the federal government if the U.S. Education Department insists that the state return more than $ 600,000 in special - education funds, according to the state's top special - education Education Department insists that the state return more than $ 600,000 in special - education funds, according to the state's top special - education education funds, according to the state's top special - education education official.

As the education blogosphere turns its attention from Secretary Duncan's Race to the Top fund to his Investing in Innovation fund, economist Eric Hanushek offers his take on what federal education policy can and can not accomplish.

by Jack Jennings Feb 1, 2017 advocating, charter schools, federal education policy, federal funding, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school choice, school reform 0 Comments

In its original form, the program never topped $ 500 million in federal funding — less than one - half of 1 percent of current federal education spending overall.

by Jack Jennings Apr 5, 2015 academic standards, accountability, Common State Standards, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, graduation rate, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school reform, teacher evaluations, testing 0 Comments

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 schEducation on Thursday denied a request by the state's top education official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 scheducation official to extend a flexibility waiver under the No Child Left Behind Act, a decision that will place restrictions on nearly $ 30 million in annual federal funding for local school districts beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year.

by Jack Jennings Apr 4, 2015 academic standards, accountability, Common State Standards, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, graduation rate, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school reform, teacher evaluations, teacher performance, teachers, testing 0 Comments

On a 9 — 0 vote, the Kansas Board of Education decided not to apply for RTTT funding, saying, «The federal criteria required more centralized control of public school education...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and testEducation decided not to apply for RTTT funding, saying, «The federal criteria required more centralized control of public school education...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and testeducation...» 4 Texas Governor Rick Perry explained to Secretary Duncan, «In order to submit an application that is preferred... for Race to the Top, Texas would have to commit... to the adoption of national curriculum standards and tests.»

As the state scrambles to meet a January deadline to get local school districts to sign on to the State Department of Education's (SDE) proposed education reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant, CEA held a special meeting for local Association leaders to meet with State Education Commissioner Mark MEducation's (SDE) proposed education reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant, CEA held a special meeting for local Association leaders to meet with State Education Commissioner Mark Meducation reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant, CEA held a special meeting for local Association leaders to meet with State Education Commissioner Mark MEducation Commissioner Mark McQuillan.

Through the Race to the Top initiative, for example, the Obama administration succeeded in incentivizing states: Even with relatively small pots of money — just $ 4 billion, or less than 2 percent of federal education spending — the administration encouraged states to prioritize innovative teacher and principal reforms and develop rigorous academic standards.22 Thirty - four states modified their policies in response to the federal initiative, even though only 19 states received federal funding to do so.23

During these economic times, we need these bills to compete strongly for Race to the Top funding, the $ 4 billion federal education reform program that will help us maintain our commitment to today's students.

If the states collectively contribute another $ 110 billion of their own education budgets toward school choice, on top of the $ 20 billion in federal dollars, that could provide $ 12,000 in school choice funds to every K - 12 student who today lives in poverty.

And Hawaii has been warned by the U.S. Department of Education that it may lose the federal funding it won in the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative if it fails to secure a teacher contract that links teacher evaluation to personnel decisions.

The stakes grew much higher in July when Duncan announced that states with such «firewalls» would be barred from vying for a share of the $ 4 - billion federal «Race to the Top» fund, the largest competitive education fund in U.S. history, unless they changed their laws.

However, since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1950 and continuing to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and the Department of Education's Race to the Top initiative of 2009, the federal government has taken and maintained increased control over schools through mandates, incentives, and funding.

State Education Commissioner Mark McQuillan has announced that upwards of 50 school districts have signed on to the Connecticut State Department of Education's (SDE) proposed education reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTEducation Commissioner Mark McQuillan has announced that upwards of 50 school districts have signed on to the Connecticut State Department of Education's (SDE) proposed education reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTEducation's (SDE) proposed education reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTeducation reform plan for funding under the federal Race to the Top (RTTT) grant.

Spokesperson Deborah Fallin says the bill was a desperate gambit to appease Washington so the state could qualify for the «Race to the Top Fund,» a federal program meant to spark education reform.

Webinars: The candidates» top education advisors have debated the nuances of Obama's and Romney's education views on everything from the future of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to the role of the federal government in funding education.

Obama has also made an effort to devote more spending to education, with $ 80 billion given to K - 12 districts in the stimulus bill and his Race to the Top program offering states and addition $ 4.35 billion in federal funds if they can come up with innovative reform plans.

Jane has also worked at NewSchools Venture Fund and the Federal Department of Education, on Race to the Top.

The push, heavily motivated by federal funding initiatives such as the $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top program, and major education reform philanthropies, seeks to accelerate the rate of improvements in education and the number of United States students succeeding in school, career and life.

The session focused on how the Kentucky Education Association (KEA), state Department of Education, school districts and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) are reforming education in Kentucky despite not receiving the first round of federal Race to the TopEducation Association (KEA), state Department of Education, school districts and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) are reforming education in Kentucky despite not receiving the first round of federal Race to the TopEducation, school districts and National Board Certified Teachers (NBCT) are reforming education in Kentucky despite not receiving the first round of federal Race to the Topeducation in Kentucky despite not receiving the first round of federal Race to the Top funding.

Figure 6 shows the top five sources of federal formula funding administered by the U.S. Department of Education.

by Jack Jennings Feb 1, 2017 advocating, charter schools, federal education policy, federal funding, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school choice, school reform

by Jack Jennings Apr 4, 2015 academic standards, accountability, Common State Standards, education research, federal education policy, federal funding, graduation rate, NAEP, No Child Left Behind, private schools / vouchers, Race to the Top, school reform, teacher evaluations, teacher performance, teachers, testing

Of course, this migrant education program was minor compared to the amount of funds and the level of federal rules and restrictions associated with the federal government's massive No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top funding.

The study, funded by the federal Race to the Top program and sponsored by Ohio State University, the state Department of Education, and the Ohio Business Roundtable, is provocatively, yet optimistically, titled «Failure Is Not an Option» (read it at www.publicagenda.org/pages/failure-is-not-an-option).

Education Secretary Arne Duncan would have $ 5 billion under the stimulus bill to back new approaches to improve schools, a fund that could prod states to raise standards and reward top teachers as the Obama administration presides over a massive infusion of federal educaEducation Secretary Arne Duncan would have $ 5 billion under the stimulus bill to back new approaches to improve schools, a fund that could prod states to raise standards and reward top teachers as the Obama administration presides over a massive infusion of federal educationeducation aid.

I really am interested in how a former undersecretary of education has come to the point that he is so determined to attack teacher tenure, teacher unions and «restrictive work rules» for teachers — especially during a time when public schools have been systematically defunded, forced to jump through hoops (Race to the Top) in order to get what remains of federal funding for education, like some kind of bizarre Hunger Games ritual for kids and teachers, and as curriculums have been narrowed to the point where only middle class and wealthier communities have schools that offer subjects like music, art, and physical education — much less recess time, school nurses or psychologists, or guidance counselors.

HEOA (Higher Education Opportunity Act): This expansive legislation tops out at 431 pages and provides guidelines for colleges and universities that must be followed if they are to maintain their eligibility for Title IV funding (Federal Works Study, Pell Grants, Direct Loans, SEOG, etc...)

He has a stellar résumé that includes stints as law clerk to a federal appellate judge, lawyer for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, top Justice Department civil rights lawyer under President Clinton and general counsel of The Coca - Cola Co..

Prior to joining the Center, Hamm worked as a program examiner at the Office of Management and Budget on federal child care and early education programs, including the Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge, the Child Care and Development Fund, and the Head Start program.