Queries abound on RTT process

01-06-2010

Education Week

As states consider whether to apply for the first or second round of Race to the Top Fund grants under the economic-stimulus program, the U.S. Department of Education is emphasizing that they shouldn’t worry about being first in line to win a piece of the $4 billion being awarded. “We promise there will be plenty of money left in phase two,” Joanne Weiss, the department’s Race to the Top director, told states gathered in the Baltimore area for a department-sponsored technical seminar on the competitive-grant program. With the Jan. 19 deadline for the first round of applications looming, the Dec. 10 event was part of an effort by the department to make sure states understand what is being asked of them. A South Dakota official asked if American Indian-chartered schools count as charter schools even though the state doesn’t have a law authorizing such schools. (more...)

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