Sentences with phrase «race on education funding»

Rather than engaging in an arms race on education funding, the Coalition has so far stood firm in its position that it will not engage in a «fistful of dollars» election campaign.

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Here's yet another TV ad from the pro-charter school group Education Reform Now, which is pushing Albany to raise the charter cap in advance of the next «Race to the Top» funding application deadline on June 1.

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.

Two years later, the winter 1964 — 1965 issue was devoted to «education and race relations» and included essays on social psychology and racial balance and another look at Prince Edward County, this time by Neil Sullivan, Ed.D.» 57, a New York superintendent who took a leave of absence in 1963 to become superintendent — at the request of then - attorney general Robert Kennedy — of a privately funded Prince Edward Free School.

In an article for The 74, the new reform - oriented education news website launched by Campbell Brown, Matt Barnum looks at the impact of the Obama administration's decision, in 2009, to push states applying for Race to the Top funds to evaluate all teachers based in part on student test scores.

In an article for The 74, the new reform - oriented education news website launched by Campbell Brown, Matt Barnum looks at the impact of the Obama administration's decision, in 2009, to push states applying for Race to the Top funds to come up with ways to evaluate all teachers based in part on student test scores.

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.

And with its (relatively) paltry 5 percent of the money, Race to the Top, on balance, is doing American kids a lot more good than the 95 percent of the education «stimulus» funding that wasn't part of it.

The National Education Association, though a long - time Democratic sidecar, recently issued a 26 - page single - spaced denunciation of Education Secretary Arne Duncan's Race to the Top funding criteria — alleging that they place far too much emphasis on charter schools and insult teachers by suggesting that their performance should be gauged by their pupils» achievement.

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.

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.

On June 30, 2010, Education Sector hosted a live panel discussion on emerging strategies to link teacher evaluation and professional development and the implications of Race to the Top funding and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the long - term improvement of these core elementOn June 30, 2010, Education Sector hosted a live panel discussion on emerging strategies to link teacher evaluation and professional development and the implications of Race to the Top funding and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the long - term improvement of these core elementon emerging strategies to link teacher evaluation and professional development and the implications of Race to the Top funding and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the long - term improvement of these core elementon the long - term improvement of these core elements.

In 1965, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District in Virginia found in Griffin v. State Board of Education that vouchers from the state's tuition grant program could not lawfully be used to fund schools that discriminate based on race.27 While not citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a legal basis for its ruling, the court nonetheless relied on the law's definition of a public school — any institution that was «operated wholly or predominantly from or through the use of governmental funds or property.»

Dec. 12: The NYC Coalition for Educational Justice will host a Parent Power School event to explore the impact of race on education policy issues like school funding, standardized testing and school discipline.

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.»

«By competing for Race to the Top funds, our city can help California on its quest to becoming a national leader in education once again and send a clear message to Washington that Sacramento wants to prepare its students not just to be in the game, but to win the game,» Johnson told HuffPost in a statement.

In the second of four major policy speeches on the priorities for the «Race to the Top» Fund, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced last night that the Department of Education will commit up to $ 350 million of the $ 4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund to support states in the creation of rigorous assessments linked to the internationally benchmarked common standards being developed by states.

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.

NEW YORK CITY - Dec. 12: The NYC Coalition for Educational Justice will host a Parent Power School event to explore the impact of race on education policy issues like school funding, standardized testing and school discipline.

Dec. 12: The Coalition for Educational Justice will host a Parent Power School event to explore the impact of race on education policy issues like school funding, standardized testing and school discipline.

«Letter report to the U.S. Department of Education on the Race to the Top fund.»

A clear example that poses a significant threat to the opportunity to learn for children who are suffering most from the achievement gap is the President's call to launch» a national competition to improve our schools» as the lead policy frame for the coming year's education reform - modeled on the Race to the Top and the Innovation Fund initiatives.

Obama's signature education program, Race to the Top, had states competing for funds in exchange for promising education reforms, and it sparked feuds on these issues across the U.S. Even so, many teachers say they support Obama and both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association have already officially endoeducation program, Race to the Top, had states competing for funds in exchange for promising education reforms, and it sparked feuds on these issues across the U.S. Even so, many teachers say they support Obama and both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association have already officially endoeducation reforms, and it sparked feuds on these issues across the U.S. Even so, many teachers say they support Obama and both the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association have already officially endoEducation Association have already officially endorsed him.

This is the auditorium of Rockville Centre's South Side High School on Jan. 13, where approximately 120 students, teachers and education advocates witnessed the latest front in what has been an all - out war against Common Core, the education reform created by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers and financed with more than $ 4 billion of «Race to the Top» funds as part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

The question focuses on why a number of groups have been relatively silent on issues like the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, Race to the Top, and other new funding streams coming out of the U.S. Department of Education.

The Department of Education has bribed states with «Race to the Top» funds to adopt its standards, established prohibitive teacher - licensing requirements that keep competent teachers out of the classroom, and even inserted itself into the prosecution of on - campus sex crimes.

But the powers that be in government from President Barack Obama on down, support this education reform — financed with more than $ 4 billion of «Race to the Top» funds as part of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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.

Board on Testing and Assessment; National Research Council, «Letter Report to the U.S. Department of Education on the Race to the Top Fund,» 5 October 2009, 8.

He concluded his remarks with a description of the department's request to Congress for $ 1 billion to fund a higher education Race to the Top competition, which will incentivize states to invest in postsecondary education, encourage universities to make tuition more affordable, and focus stakeholders on turning a culture of college access into a culture of completion.

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

Poverty, disabilities and limited - English proficiency are common factors generating additional funding, but there are numerous other possibilities on which less consensus exists: race, immigrant status, and parents» education level, to name several.

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.

Delaware and Tennessee beat out 14 other finalists today to win the first - round competition for $ 4 billion in Race to the Top Fund grants, as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered on promises that he would set a «very, very high bar» for the economic - stimulus money...

«With Race to the Top funding, many states started lifting the amount on the number of charter schools permissible in their states,» Huerta said, referring to the national competition for education grants.

Board on Testing and Assessment, National Research Council, «Letter to the U.S. Department of Education on the Race to the Top Fund,» October 5, 2009.

Education Secretary Duncan was intent on linking the gains observed in three locales — the District of Columbia, Hawaii and Tennessee — to the funds they received from the Race to the Top competition, and the resulting implementation of the Common Core curriculum and statewide teacher evaluation systems.

Spanning exhibitions, publications, films, new media, and site - specific installations, funded projects include «Incense Sweaters & Ice,» an immersive installation by Los Angeles - based artist Martine Syms; «Bond: Race and the Modern City,» which is described as the first book - length study of the architect J. Max Bond Jr. (at right, on far left); «Sacred Stoops: Typological Studies of Black Congregational Spaces,» an investigation of the porch and its role in the African American community; and research exploring «emerging paradigms» in architectural education across sub-Saharan Africa.

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.

These include the Pennsylvania Regional Keys that focus on early education quality improvement; the LEARN network, a volunteer network across the state concentrated on early learning; and the newly established Community Innovation Zones that are being developed at the neighborhood level and are funded under the state's Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge Grant.