Sentences with phrase «top applications for funding»
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We get 300 applications a year for the ImpactAssets 50 (an annual directory of top impact funds released by ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services firm that Cordes co-founded).
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In an interview with NY1's Erin Billups earlier today, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver called the charter schools legislation passed by his house in the wee hours of the morning a «good bill» that will enable the state to make a strong application for Round II of «Race to the Top» funding by June 1.
Education Reform Now, a pro-charter school organization that is pushing to lift the cap in hopes of improving the state's Round II application for «Race to the Top» funds, has a new radio ad up that darkly hints about getting «rid» of any lawmakers who oppose reform.
The pressure is on for New York to pass a new charter - school law before submitting a new application to qualify for up to $ 700 million in federal «Race to the Top» funds by the June 1 deadline.
The Governor's framework outlined a reasonable and rigorous evaluation system based on multiple measures of performance and fulfilled the commitment made by New York in its application for Race to the Top grant funding.
«[S] imilar to the pattern that has been found in grant applications for public research funds, whereby women tend to have similar success rates but lower application rates, female first authors may be less likely to submit their manuscripts to the top ranked journals.»
The same drive toward better content in curriculum led me to include funding in New York state's successful Race to the Top application, which led to EngageNY, a set of content - rich curriculum units available for universal, free download.
Not only has President Barack Obama announced a $ 250 million public - private initiative to recruit and train more STEM teachers, but also the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top Fund grants competition is giving bonus points for applications that stress STEM instruction.
STANFORD — As states catch their breath after rushing to meet the January 19 deadline for submitting applications for the first round of Race to the Top grants, education researcher Andy Smarick of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute warns that the administration must take steps to ensure that Race to the Top funds are spent in ways that promote reform.
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.
This paper is intended to offer strategies that can be incorporated into state applications for the second round of Race to the Top, state and district Teacher Incentive Fund applications, and applications to the Investing in Innovation Fund.
Even before a single dime was disbursed from the «Race to the Top» fund, we saw state legislatures take actions to support things like charter school expansion: Massachusetts, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Rhode Island were not exactly lining up to help charter schools until Duncan made clear that it would impact these states» applications for federal funding.
How it relates to Common Core: In their applications for Race to the Top funds, states also got points for adopting «internationally benchmarked academic standards and assessments» — in other words, the Common Core.
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 tests.»
As New York finalizes its application for the federal Race to the Top program, a proposal to end the cap on the number of charter schools has been promoted as key to our success in getting these new federal funds.
The bill, intended to strengthen the state's application for $ 250 million in Race to the Top funding, establishes «Innovation Schools,» in - district charter schools that aim to add autonomy and flexibility to school systems.
The Obama administration has tacitly endorsed the Common Core standards by including a requirement for «college - and - career - ready standards» in state applications for Race To The Top funding and No Child Left Behind waivers.
New York State first passed a law tying teacher evaluations to test scores in 2010, as part of its application for federal Race to the Top funds.
OTOH the lobbying done by the unions to block the «Race to the Top» funding and failure to come up with a credible application for $ 300 million in Federal funds leaves me with no choice but to say «no» to any proposed tax increases for those poor, picked on teachers.
He joined the department in 2009, helping to write its successful application for $ 700 million in federal Race to the Top funds.
They'll apply for help in implementing the common core standards when Gates and Race to the Top funds will pay for their applications.
Our 2010 «Race to the Top Campaign,» through which we engaged elected officials around Connecticut's application for competitive federal funds and shared our research - backed policy goals for improving the state's chances of winning.
Race to the Top application for initial funding.
The Spokane school board voted 3 - 2 Wednesday to support the state's application for federal Race to the Top funds.
The CTA is using its strong position to urge local chapters not to sign on in support of California's application to the federal government for Race to the Top funds.
By Jack Farrell Forty - three states have already adopted the new Common Core Standards as part of their application for «Race to the Top» funds.
Making an exceptional case funding application in itself is complex requiring a very detailed analysis of the case history and need for future funding, on top of the standard assessment of the means and merits of a client's case.
Financial institutions applying for FSP funding should ensure that their candidates have applied directly to and secured admission into top postgraduate programmes, before submitting their applications.
Our goal is that these communities «establish community - specific capacity building, infrastructure development and comprehensive integrated early childhood care, health and education services in ways that can be used as models by other communities across the state» (State of New Mexico Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Application For Phase 2 Funding, 2012).