Topic: Race To The Top
Public education is a complex system filled with hard-working people who have the best interests of students at heart. However, those who tout merit pay, such as the Obama administration, make it sound as if our schools are full of these laggards. ...
Teacher bonuses fail to boost test scores; Obama administration says the issue isn't settledOffering big bonuses to teachers failed to raise students' test scores in a three-year study released Tuesday that calls into question the Obama administration's push for merit pay to ...
APNewsBreak: 9 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' winners to share $3 billion for schoolsThe U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 ...
New York confirmed as 'Race to the Top' winner in school reform grant competitionU.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says New York will win millions of dollars in federal education funding when "Race to the Top" program grants are announced Tuesday.The amount of the ...
Education Dept. to name 'Race to the Top' winners; will share $3.4 billion to continue reformsThe U.S. Education Department is expected to name the winners of the second round of its $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition.Eighteen states ...
Nevada teachers union opposes online access to data on its membersImagine that before sending your child to school this year, you could go online and find out how well previous students of your child's new teacher have performed on standardized tests. For ...
APNewsBreak: 19 states named finalists for 'Race to the Top' education grantsNineteen states and the District of Columbia have been named finalists in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to ...
Principal rewarded with national recognition for leading turnaroundWhen he was in high school, Ron Montoya considered himself a big-time jock and saw himself becoming a Division I college basketball coach. But instead, 35 years ago, he became an elementary school teacher. It ...
Candidates agree act is flawed but differ on how to improve educationWhoever is elected to Congress in November will review the No Child Left Behind law, looking for ways to improve the landmark federal legislation that uses standardized tests to judge schoolsÕ ...
Feds' $4.35 billion carrot not enough for some states to allow, expand charter schoolsIn her small timber town in northern Idaho, Christina Williams enrolled her son in the closest public school because she had few other choices near her home.But as she ...
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President Obama gives remarks at the Department of Education on ...2009-07-24
