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The four reforms that Duncan has proposed for reauthorization of ESEA (and required of current Title I School Improvement Grant recipients) reflect those included in No Child Left Behind (NCLB).The difference is that Duncan has both defined each of these four options and has eliminated the option to do “other major restructuring.”
On May 12 over 1,600 applications were received for the Investing in Innovation (i3) competition, all with the hopes to receive a share of $650 million provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
The fifth monthly installment from ICW on the education programs and initiatives funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
A look at how states fared in Phase 1 and changes they've made for Phase 2 in the Race to the Top applications.
A brief summary of expectations within Florida's Senate Bill 6.
With Florida’s unexpected loss in the first round of Race to the Top (RTTT) funding, the battle over performance pay focused on Senate Bill 6, which would have mandated teacher and principal performance pay and ended teacher tenure (see full summary on Page 7).
The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) received $200 million through ARRA. TIF is not a new program; it debuted in 2006 under Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings.
On March 29th, Secretary Duncan announced the first round winners of the Race to the Top (RTTT) program, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Forty-one states applied, 16 made the finals, and in the end, just two states—Delaware and Tennessee—made the cut.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, as the U.S. Department of Education’s much anticipated Race to the Top winners were announced, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce congratulated both Tennessee and Delaware for being the only two states awarded the top prize, $500 million and $100 million respectively.
2010 could be a landmark year for education reform. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—better known as No Child Left Behind—is up for reauthorization, giving Congress and the Obama administration the opportunity to strengthen a law passed with bipartisan support that is producing real results.
