Sentences with phrase «federal education grants»
MANHATTAN — New York won $ 700 million in federal education grants when the US Department of Education's Race to the Top program winners were announced Tuesday.
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But Brown termed the Obama administration's reliance on competition among states for federal education grants and the pro-charter school ethos exemplified by Duncan's tenure as education secretary «a major disappointment, and a missed opportunity.»
Democratic Governor Chris Gregoire is already tamping down expectations that Washington will qualify for the first round of federal education grants.
State lawmakers agreed to begin using student data in teacher evaluations when applying this year for a competitive federal education grant known as Race to the Top.
We at Magnet Schools of America hope that when the Trump administration release a more detailed version of this budget, it will include critical $ 200 million in funding for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program — the only federal education grant designed specifically to promote innovation, choice and diversity in the classroom.
Our members are perplexed by the action of the subcommittee to cut the only federal education grant designed specifically to reduce racial and socioeconomic segregation in the classroom through voluntary school choice.
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New York will get $ 700 million in federal education grants after being named as a winner in the Race to the Top program.
The students, parent / guardians and educators of non-profit, private and religiously - affiliated schools — approved by the Washington State Board of Education — are eligible for benefits provided through several major federal education grant programs.
Evaluation of an earlier federal education grant, Arts Bridges, at another set of Philadelphia schools, found that the program reduced absenteeism and suspensions and increased test scores — with particular success in helping boys engage.
Secretary Duncan has made it clear that those states that have embraced charter schools — 39 out of 50 — will be at the front of the line for federal education grants.
This bill will stymie any attempts both the state and the city have made to win hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education grants that are contingent upon having a strong teacher evaluation system.
WASHINGTON state failed to make the grade in the latest round of Race to the Top federal education grants.
The WSJ notes this omission deep in its online coverage of the question, after stating that «the Obama administration's disbursal of federal education grants to states that adopted Common Core set off alarms among conservative activists wary of federal incursion into local schools.»
Nevada lawmakers Wednesday passed a bill lifting a roadblock to Nevada's eligibility for competitive federal education grants.
Gov. David Paterson said Monday he wasn't surprised that New York missed out on up to $ 700 million in federal education grants, but he believes the Legislature can act to give the state a strong entry for the next round of funding.
In speeches, mailings and multi-million dollar TV ads, they've battled over teacher salaries, property taxes and federal education grants...
Yet Race to the Top, a federal education grant competition that dangled $ 4.35 billion in front of states, favored applications that adopted Common Core.
As states compete for more than $ 4 billion in federal education grants, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made it clear that those willing to embrace charter schools and other favored innovations will get preference.
Monitoring is the regular and systematic examination of an administration and implementation of a federal education grant, contract, or cooperative agreement administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Republican revolt against the Common Core can be traced to President Obama's embrace of it, particularly his linking the adoption of similar standards to states» eligibility for federal education grants and to waivers from No Child Left Behind, the national education law enacted by President George W. Bush.
Washington is one of 11 states without charter schools, and that puts this state at the back of the line when it comes to receiving more than $ 4 billion in federal education grants.