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Oklahoma not a finalist for funding

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After an eight month marathon of grant writing, Oklahoma was eliminated from the first round of the Race to the Top federal grant Thursday.

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Don’t count state out in reform competition

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Oklahoman Editorial -- "Oklahoma lost out on its first shot at millions of dollars in federal Race to the Top money to improve the state’s public schools. That’s no reason to panic. State officials now know much more about what it will take to impress federal education officials and tweak Oklahoma’s application before a second round of competition this summer."

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Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in announcing the finalists March 4, said that no more than $2 billion will be divided among “very few winners” when the awards are given out in April—and suggested, in effect, that there would be seven or fewer victors.

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15 States Plus D.C. Are Named Race to the Top Finalists

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Michele McNeil -- "We'll have more analysis on the winners-and losers-later, but our first take on the list of finalists is that many of them are Southern, right-to-work states. New York is a surprise because many argue its student-teacher data law is weak, and its attempt to loosen restrictions on charters failed. Kentucky made the list, but has no charter law. Also, Colorado is the only Western state to make the cut."

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Ready for phase 2: Back to the drawing board

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Oklahoma was not among the states chosen as finalists for the first phase of a competition for $4 billion in federal Race to the Top grants, but state leaders vowed to push ahead with a second-phase application.

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California disqualified from receiving federal school funds

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 10, Clicks: 0)
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No reason was given for the decision. Education leaders announced that 15 other states and Washington, D.C., are in the running for billions in grants under the Race to the Top reform program.

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Peer Reviewers Winnow Race to Top Hopefuls

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In the competition for $4 billion in Race to the Top grants, states have made their best pitches, a secret jury has debated and scored their applications—and now U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan must decide who’s good enough to make it to the final round.

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15 states, D.C. make first cut in Race to the Top school reform contest

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 16)
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The finalists are: Colorado, Delaware, the District, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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Who’s Winning the Race to the Top?

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Thomas W. Carroll -- "Which states are the leading contenders to get a slice of the Obama administration’s $4 billion Race to the Top initiative, which will reward states with federal dollars if they embrace certain education reforms?"

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Eyeing stimulus money for education, states adopt reforms

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A total of $100 billion in stimulus money has started going to education. A new study by the Center on Education Policy looks at the education reforms that some states are now embracing.

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Oklahoma schools could get grants

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The state’s lowest performing schools could receive up to $2 million each under a federal grant program that rewards schools for plans to drastically change administration, teaching staff or curriculum.

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Districts refusing reforms could hurt California's chances for grant money

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 17, Clicks: 1)
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A large number of California school districts and teachers unions have refused to accept education reforms being pushed by the Obama administration, and that could hamper the state's chances of winning hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants, some officials fear.

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Many Authorized STEM Projects Fail to Get Funding

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 20, Clicks: 1)
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Many programs in the America COMPETES Act never got any money.

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With Grants, NEA Fund Paves Its Own Path to Reform

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Three urban school districts—Springfield, Mass; Durham, N.C.; and Columbus, Ohio—will receive an equal share of $3.75 million from the foundation of the National Education Association to improve instruction, close achievement gaps, and stimulate parental involvement, the body announced this week

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Virginia's effort for Race to the Top funds modest so far

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 0)
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For a school reform derby with $4 billion at stake, Virginia is proposing experiments with teacher performance pay, a modest expansion of charter schools and other steps in line with the Obama administration's education agenda.

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Oklahoma not a finalist for funding

Don’t count state out in reform competition

Race to Top Enters Home Stretch With 16 Finalists

15 States Plus D.C. Are Named Race to the Top Finalists

Ready for phase 2: Back to the drawing board

California disqualified from receiving federal school funds

Peer Reviewers Winnow Race to Top Hopefuls

15 states, D.C. make first cut in Race to the Top school reform contest

Who’s Winning the Race to the Top?

Eyeing stimulus money for education, states adopt reforms

Oklahoma schools could get grants

Districts refusing reforms could hurt California's chances for grant money

Many Authorized STEM Projects Fail to Get Funding

With Grants, NEA Fund Paves Its Own Path to Reform

Virginia's effort for Race to the Top funds modest so far

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