Race to the top draft priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria overview
July 31, 2009
On Wednesday, July 29th, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
formally released its proposed priorities for the Race to the Top
Fund (R2T) authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA). These priorities prominently feature public charter
schools as an effective reform that states need to embrace to
increase their chances of winning an R2T grant. The final version
of the priorities can be found here.
The DOE has published these draft priorities enabling the public to
comment before they are finalized. When finalized, these priorities
will outline the qualifications and requirements for winning a R2T
Grant. As such, it is important that the public comment in support
or opposition to elements with which they agree or disagree by
August 28th, 2009. The National Alliance will be submitting formal
comments on behalf of the charter school movement in support of the
strong references in the draft to the role of charter schools and
criteria around states supporting high-quality charter school
movements.
Read the Alliance statement on the draft guidelines here.
Download the complete overview of the R2T below.
073109_Race_to_the_Top_Draft_Request_for_Applications_Overview
(update).pdf (3.48 MB)
