Sentences with phrase «seeking race to the top»

Instead, the administration proposed 19 «priorities» that states seeking Race to the Top funds would be required to address.

That's why he vehemently refused to seek Race to the Top funding.

Core adoption was technically voluntary: States could refuse to seek Race to the Top money or waivers, and a few did.

Not exact matches

The governor's race in Florida allows us to compare two governors against our Top States rankings: Republican Rick Scott, who is seeking a second term, and Republican - turned - Democrat Charlie Crist, who is seeking to win the office back.

That's why the election literature sought to play up the prospects of a three - horse race (Labour, the Conservatives) or vehemently emphasise the close 103 - margin at the top (Lib Dems).

Friends of Dugdale have since pointed out that Rowley, when seeking election as the Scottish Party's deputy leader last year, promised that if he won he would not accept a protected place at the top of one of the lists from which a 56 of Holyrood's 129 MSPs are elected under a system of proportional representation only to go back on his word as soon as he won that particular race.

If he does decide to run, Hein would likely be a top - tier candidate in the Tossup race for this open seat held currently by Rep. Chris Gibson, a Republican who is not seeking re-election.

Six contested seats for supervisor top the list of races in Niagara County's dozen towns as Election Day, Nov. 8, approaches.Leadership in two towns has been clouded: Somerset, because of the August resignation of Supervisor Herbert A. Downs; and Wilson, where illness has kept Supervisor Jerry Dean away from Town Hall most of the year and led to his decision not to seek re...

Before this year's elections, Mr. de Blasio urged donors to contribute to state legislative candidates and sent his top strategists to advise on races seeking a Democratic majority in the State Senate.

New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson accused Democratic rival Christine Quinn of «fiscal irresponsibility» in a breakfast speech Thursday as he outlined his top priorities and sought again to dispel the notion that he lacks the passion to win what will be a hotly contested race.

Now, the Obama administration has sought to boost school improvement through Race to the Top by getting states and districts to compete for some federal dollars with promises to execute needed reforms.

The Obama administration has used its Race to the Top program and unprecedented, far - reaching conditions for states seeking «waivers» from the No Child Left Behind Act's most destructive requirements as excuses to micromanage what states are doing on teacher evaluation, school turnarounds, and much else.

With Race to the Top (RttT), the Obama administration sought to stimulate education reform among the states.

Indeed, a number of the dozen winners clearly trailed the pack on the hard - edged reforms that Race to the Top was supposedly seeking to promote.

The $ 4 billion in Race to the Top grants, which seek to reward states for their commitment to reforming teacher effectiveness, data systems, low - performing schools, and academic standards and assessments, are paid for through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed last year by Congress.

Today's deadline comes as President Barack Obama announced his plans to seek $ 1.35 billion from Congress in his fiscal 2011 budget request to extend Race to the Top for another year and open it up to school districts.

What's more, the criteria seek to judge states on how much support their reform plans have from the community, including local school districts that plan to participate in Race to the Top - financed initiatives.

High schools are seeking to build systems that ensure success for every student; this is being further emphasized by the Obama administration, which has identified the following four Race to the Top priority areas in the Race to the Top Executive Summary (2009): «adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy; building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction; cultivating effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and turning around struggling schools» (p. 1).

The now - stillborn school reform effort undertaken by the Los Angeles Unified School District, for example, flourished under reform - minded California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (whose state board backed charter school chain Green Dot's successful move to force the district into a corner) and a state legislature that was seeking a share of Race to the Top dollars.

President Obama in his state of the Union address indicated he would seek an additional $ 1.35 Million for Race to the Top even before the ink is dry on the first round of applications and his budget proposal consolidates many existing programs into yet more «competitive grants».

In its latest report, The New Teacher Project (TNTP) addresses eligible applicants of Round 3 of the Race to the Top (taking place this fall), and other states seeking to most effectively invest their time and resources in implementing revised teacher development and evaluation tools.

And yet, adopting these common standards is part of the Race to the Top competition, which seeks to reward states for enacting specific education reforms.

But the Obama administration did provide incentives for states to adopt the standards through its competitive Race to the Top grant program and the waivers it granted to states seeking to avoid certain provisions of the No Child Left Behind law.

The Obama Administration, using its leverage from the Race to the Top Fund, sought to encourage states to adopt new standards and hold teachers accountable for student performance on tests.

I think Minnesota can be grateful not to have been awarded any Race to the Top funds, should avoid seeking any in future, and should be grateful most of all for principals and teachers like Lester and Bass.

The president's budget also seeks $ 850 million, a $ 300 million increase, for a new round of Race to the Top grants.

The Public School Forum identified the need to lift race as a focal point of public education in the 2016 Top 10 Education Issues, and has already been in discussion with local education agencies seeking to address racial disparities.

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 federal Race to the Top program would be renewed for another year under a spending bill approved today by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that deals with education spending — but wouldn't receive nearly as much money as President Barack Obama has sought.

The federal Race to the Top program would be renewed for another year under a spending bill approved today by the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that deals with education spending - but wouldn't receive nearly as much money as President Barack Obama has sought...

under the command of evil priest Dagra Dai seek out to resurrect the Archfiend and bring the fiend race back on top of the world.

BITC has a «race to the top» ethos and hopes to play the role of a «critical friend» to business, seeking to promote sustainability through networking and facilitation.

Top Chinese firms like Han Kun and Fangda Partners are racing to hire away partners from global firms as they grow financially and seek more recognition.