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Maine’s Race to the Top “Report Card” is out and it is not pretty.

August 25, 2010

The U.S. Department of Education has released the scoring data for the second round of the Race to the Top competition and why Maine ended up ranking near the very bottom of states that... continue reading Maine’s Race to the Top “Report Card” is out and it is not pretty.

Maine ranks 33rd out of 36 Race to the Top states in Round 2 scoring

August 24, 2010

As readers of this blog will recall, Maine applied for the second round of grants under the federal Race to the Top program earlier this year and did not even make it to the final round . ... continue reading Maine ranks 33rd out of 36 Race to the Top states in Round 2 scoring

Maine’s Race to the Top Application – the Final Analysis

July 20, 2010

So after 12,000 words of analysis spread over 14 blog entries , what is my bottom line on Maine’s Race to the Top application? We’ll evidently find out Monday whether we are a finalist... continue reading Maine’s Race to the Top Application – the Final Analysis

Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 14

July 19, 2010

The last section of the Race the Top application describes “Competition Priorities,” which appear to be issues that the U.S. Department of Education wants to see addressed in the... continue reading Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 14

Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 13

July 15, 2010

As we near the end of the state’s Race to the Top application – only 10 pages remain that we have yet to review – my sense is that we need a strong finish.  The application has been... continue reading Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 13

Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 12

July 13, 2010

Part F of the state’s Race to the Top application is a catch-all section touching on school funding, charter schools, and other school reform approaches that may not have been addressed... continue reading Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 12

Libby Mitchell responds to Cutler op-ed…

July 7, 2010

Yesterday , I suggested that gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler’s recent Bangor Daily News op-ed raking Sen. Libby Mitchell and the Maine Education Association over the coals might... continue reading Libby Mitchell responds to Cutler op-ed…

Education issues to take center stage in Governor’s race?

July 6, 2010

I want to take a quick time-out from my ongoing analysis of Maine’s Race to the Top application in order to discuss a fiery op-ed from gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler , which was... continue reading Education issues to take center stage in Governor’s race?

Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 10

July 2, 2010

On Wednesday , I expressed the hope that some stronger sections are coming in the state’s Race to the Top application, and after looking at sections D(4) and D(5), one of which was... continue reading Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 10

Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 9

June 30, 2010

Part D(3) of the state’s Race to the Top application is related to “ensuring equitable distribution of effective teachers and principals,” by which the Obama administration means... continue reading Inside Maine’s Race to the Top application, Part 9

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