Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge

Another $133 Million Available For Race To The Top Early Learning Grants

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has announced that five states that were finalists in an earlier competition for millions in federal dollars to...

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Ed Reform Cuomo-Style: Where's the Foundation?

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 03.07.2012

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Susan Ochshorn

Soaring rhetoric is nice, but with all due respect to the Governor, we can't build a world-class education system without a foundation.

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Joy Resmovits

American Dream At Stake Before School Starts

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.20.2011

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As states revamp their early childhood education to grab a slice of federal education dollars, some education experts are urging policymakers to look ...

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9 States Win Race To The Top Early Learning Grant

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — Nine states won a collective $500 million Friday from the federal government to help make pre-K and other early learning programs m...

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States Can Compete For $200 Million In Federal Funds For STEM Education Focus

Posted 01.17.2012

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Beginning this week, nine states that were the runner-up finalists from last year's Race to the Top competition can apply for a portion of the $200 mi...

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35 States, D.C. And Puerto Rico Vie For Race To The Top Funding

Posted 12.20.2011

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The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services announced today that 35 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have submitted applica...

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Is Poverty Not "Sexy" Enough?

Morna Murray | Posted 10.30.2011

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Morna Murray

One in five children now lives in poverty, up from 17% in 2000. This is an increase of 2.4 million children. These are not just statistics. They are real children, waking up hungry and suffering.

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Joy Resmovits

Race To The Top -- Pre-School Edition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.24.2011

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To win money from the federal government's early childhood Race to the Top contest, states are encouraged to implement "kindergarten entry assessments...

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