Race to the Top Offers Significant Change
Race to the Top marks a historic moment in American education. This initiative offers bold incentives to states willing to spur systemic reform to improve teaching and learning in America's schools.washingtoninformer.com
Marshall schools to push for 'Race' grant
MARSHALL - With the approval of the Marshall School Board Monday, the Race to the Top grant application process moved one step closer to submission.www.marshallindependent.com
Oklahoma City Public Schools outlines Race to the Top grant wish list
Oklahoma City Public Schools outlines Race to the Top grant wish list. Oklahoma City Public Schools will request more than $30 million in federal funding to create five programs designed to personalize student learning.newsok.com
Corinth seeks Race to the Top funding
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) The Corinth school system is applying for a Race to the Top grant that would provide as much as $20 million over four years to expand technology and other programs for students.www2.wjtv.com
In Mass. Senate race Elizabeth Warren outspends rest of the country (+video)
Chicago. Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic hopeful in a hotly contested Massachusetts race, was the top fundraiser among US Senate candidates in the third quarter with $12.1 million, according to reports from candidates on Monday.www.csmonitor.com
Teacher evaluation goal clear, but not how to get there
... District 158 to Woodstock District 200 agree that reforms by the Legislature should create a more accountable, objective and uniform evaluation system that are in line with reforms pushed by the Obama administration and its Race to the Top initiative.www.nwherald.com
Seeking Aid, School Districts Change Teacher Evaluations
Fueled in part by efforts to qualify for the Obama administration's Race to the Top federal grant program or waivers from the toughest conditions of No Child Left Behind, the Bush-era education law, 36 states and the District of Columbia have ...www.nytimes.com
Stephens, Hart school systems joining with others to seek grant
If the application for Race to the Top grant money is successful, each of the school systems will receive millions of dollars.www.independentmail.com
Race for the top-125 on Tour's money list heats up
Race for the top-125 on Tour's money list heats up. From Davis Love III looking at his 27th consecutive top-125 to the likes of Arjun Atwal and Gary Woodland fighting to get inside that magic number, the PGA Tour's money list has plenty of storylines.golfweek.com
Letter: Race to Top failing education
The presidential debate reminded me of my statement that the Race To The Top program is an educational bridge to nowhere. I'll stand by it.www.reflector.com
Students test 'Teach to One' learning system
The federal government is throwing its weight behind the effort, too, offering $400 million in competitive Race to the Top grants to school systems that put forth innovative plans for tailoring education for individual students.www.idahostatesman.com
Vettel races to the top of F1 championship
World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two finish today to take the overall Formula One lead from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso with four races remaining. Vettel's third win in a row, fourth of the season and 25th of ...www.stuff.co.nz
Bonuses totaling $3.6 million to 2100 teachers and administrators have been or ...
The bonuses are funded through Race to the Top and other federal grants. The District has $10 million to last 3-5 years. Knox County Schools said the goal is to incorporate APEX into the general operating budget if it continues to be successful ...www.wbir.com
BCS standings 2012, Week 8: Florida's No. 2, but can Boise State bust the BCS ...
In reality the exact positions of the top few teams bear very little consequence, since the season isn't even halfway over. The race to the top was covered in Sunday's BCS projections, where each of the top 15 teams were pegged at no more than 1 spot ...www.sbnation.com
Policy raises tuition rates
Obama's proposed a "Race to the Top for college affordability and completion," which aims to drive tuition costs down by rewarding states that are willing to systematically change their higher education policies and practices, according to WhiteHouse.www.thebatt.com
Brainerd School Board candidates speak out Monday during debate
Campbell said the district is doing great things with many of its programs, including its advanced placement classes, College in School program, improving its technology and it recently applied for a "Race to the Top" grant that will help bring in more ...brainerddispatch.com
State Meets Race To The Top Deadline
October 15th is the deadline for Georgia to turn in its revised Race To The Top proposal for teacher evaluations. The federal government had threatened to pull 33 million dollars in funding after the state changed its proposal.www.gpb.org
Nonito Donaire KOs Toshiaki Nishioka to Cap Another Dominant Performance
These days Donaire's main competition isn't anybody in the 122-pound class (other than maybe 11-0 Cuban star Guillermo Rigondeaux), but Andre Ward and Sergio Martinez, in the race to the top of the pound-for-pound rankings. Those two are weeks ...blogs.sfweekly.com
Lowry out to paint perfect picture
And with some big tournaments still to play before the top 60 tee it up at the DP World Tour Championship, Lowry is looking to make more headlines as The Race enters the finishing straight. shane lowry. "At the start of the year the aims were to win ...www.7daysindubai.com
Obama vs. Romney: Education Reform
On K-12 education, Obama's primary initiative was the Race to the Top program. This program incentivized states to reform their K-12 education system by setting up a grant competition.www.christianpost.com
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