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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2013
The Race to the Top State competitions provided incentives to States to adopt bold and comprehensive reforms in elementary and secondary education and laid the foundation for unprecedented innovation. A total of 46 States and the District of Columbia put together plans to implement college- and career-ready standards, use data systems to guide…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Educational Change
Peer reviewedNixon, Andy; Packard, Abbot; Dam, Margaret – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2016
This quantitative study investigated the relationship between teacher dispositions, subject content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, and reasons that school principals recommend non-renewal of teachers' contracts. Nearly 2,000 school principals in 13 states completed an emailed survey. In deciding whether to non-renew a teacher contract,…
Descriptors: Teacher Dismissal, Contracts, Principals, Administrator Attitudes
Direct linkRios, Steve J.; Reyes-Guerra, Daniel – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2012
This article reports the initial evaluation results of a new accelerated, job-embedded principal preparation program funded by a Race to the Top Grant (U.S. Department of Education, 2012a) in Florida. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and chi-square analyses were used to describe the characteristics of a group of potential applicants nominated to…
Descriptors: Teacher Characteristics, Principals, Acceleration (Education), Administrator Education
Melendez de Santa Ana, Thelma – National Archives and Records Administration, 2010
The Secretary of Education (Secretary) establishes priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria under the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) program. These priorities, requirements, definitions, and selection criteria will be used in two separate and distinct TIF grant competitions: The Main TIF competition, which will provide TIF…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Incentives, Merit Pay, Teacher Salaries
Race to the Top District Competition: The Data Quality Campaign's Comments on ED's Proposed Criteria
Data Quality Campaign, 2012
The Data Quality Campaign (DQC) submits these comments in response to the US Department of Education's (ED) draft requirements, priorities, selection criteria, and definitions for the Race to the Top District (RTT-D) competition. DQC applauds ED for including the following components of the proposal: (1) Data is acknowledged throughout the…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Competition, Educational Change, Best Practices
US Department of Education, 2010
The Race to the Top program is authorized under sections 14005 and 14006 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Race to the Top is a competitive grant program to encourage and reward States that are implementing significant reforms in the four education areas described in the ARRA: enhancing standards and assessments,…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid
US Department of Education, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), historic legislation designed to stimulate the economy, support job creation, and invest in critical sectors, including education. The ARRA lays the foundation for education reform by supporting investments in innovative strategies that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Educational Change
Shumway, Steven; Wright, Geoff – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
Using a case study format, the authors' objective was to collect data related to the following research questions: (1) What criteria do teachers and districts use when selecting engineering design experiences for infusion into high school classes and which of these criteria are most effective?; and (2) What issues, opportunities, and constraints…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Academic Standards, Observation, Selection Criteria
