Date set for state’s R2T pitch
Showtime for Colorado’s Race to the Top bid will be 1:30 p.m. eastern time on March 16, state officials have been told.
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Duncan answers questions about R2T
Why was Colorado the only state west of the Mississippi to make the finals in the Race to the Top? Arne Duncan takes questions
Colorado in sweet 16 for Race to the Top
Colorado has landed a spot among 16 finalists in the federal Race to the Top competition. Story, video, audio & links
Is Round 2 Colorado’s best shot?
Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien Wednesday continued to sound cautious about Colorado’s chances in the Race to the Top.
Analyzing Colorado’s shot at the Top
Will Colorado’s desire for collaboration doom the state’s chances of winning the Race to the Top?
Colorado’s R2T bid seeks $377 million
State officials Tuesday filed their application for $337 million in federal Race to the Top funds, insisting that the plan sets the path for further education reform even if Colorado doesn’t win a grant.
DPS board supports R2T in split vote
Denver school board members voted 5-2 Monday to support the state’s Race to the Top application, with dissenters Arturo Jimenez and Andrea Merida arguing for more time for community input.
Colorado’s effort to win a piece of the highly competitive $4.3 billion federal grant would likely benefit Denver Public Schools, with its high poverty rate and [...]
State releases final R2T plan summary
Colorado officials have released the latest summary of their plan to win the national Race to the Top, including a map of school districts signing on to participate.
The summary, in the form of a 22-slide Powerpoint, provides brief details of what would occur if the state wins some of the $4.3 billion prize in the federal grant competition.
States must submit [...]
Down to the wire on R2T
State leaders work to gather signatures from school districts and their unions as the federal Race to the Top deadline nears.
Can Colorado afford education reform?
How to pay for school innovations, put off for another day when a key reform plan passed in 2008, was back on the table Friday at a legislative hearing.
