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.
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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 $377 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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Education stimulus funds only a trickle
Only $7 million out of $312 million in federal stimulus funds for education has actually been paid out to Colorado districts.
Now the real R2T work begins
Gov. Bill Ritter Friday expressed confidence that Colorado can win federal Race to the Top funds and said he wasn’t discouraged by the possibility that the state might end up with a smaller grant that originally expected.
Colorado’s R2T share may shrink
If Colorado wins the federal Race to the Top competition, the prize may be only $60 to $175 million. (Expanded story)
