Race to the Top is a competitive federal grant program, offering one-time money to state education systems. In Texas, it became a flashpoint for states' rights issues when Gov. Rick Perry chose not to apply to the program.
The U.S. Department of Education built the program as a type of education stimulus — $4.35 billion worth of grants to ...
How the state's budget will affect Texas' public schools will be a cornerstone of Gov. Rick Perry’s legacy and could influence his fate as a presidential candidate. He is also likely to be remembered most for a far more public battle: staving off the federal government’s influence — and sometimes its dollars — from invading Texas classrooms.
Full StoryThe Obama administration’s education budget includes $900 million for the Race to the Top program. And this time around, there’s a twist: Individual districts — as opposed to states — can apply for the funds.
Full StoryGov. Rick Perry wasn't interested in federal "Race to the Top" money before — and he isn't now, either.
Full StoryAs Texas education officials predicted when objecting to federal Race to the Top grant rules, the feds may now be moving to tie billions more in federal funds to the adoption of national curriculum standards, according to an Education Week report.
Full StoryWhatever his job might be, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro says he would have applied for the federal government's Race to the Top education grants, which could have been worth $700 million to the state's schools.
Full StoryThe Obama administration — which is one of the ways Mark Sanford and Rick Perry are not alike.
Full StoryState school leaders from across the West are complaining of too much federal intrusion into local curriculum decisions, along with inflexible rules – including that national standards be adopted “word for word.”
Full StoryThe president announced he would ask Congress for an additional $1.35 billion for the Race to the Top education grant program — which Gov. Perry spurned last week — along with more flexibility in doling it out to individual districts. He also took a swipe at Texas.
Full StoryTexas will not apply for Race for the Top, the one-time federal grant worth up to $700 million for the state. Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott cited strings attached to the potential money: “It was chock full of burdens. Their overall policy was to control curriculum across the country."
Full StoryThe feds want Texas to sign onto a movement toward national education standards in order to get up to $700 million in "Race to the Top" money. Texas officials say our students —and our curriculum — aren't for sale.
Full StoryTexas school chief calls requirements to adopt national curriculum standards "unprecedented intrusiveness"
Full StoryTexas will not adopt national school curriculum standards, risking its ability to get a $700 million federal grant.
Full StoryThe federal government is giving away $4.35 billion to state education systems through Race to the Top. But is Texas already out?
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