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What RttT-D Means to You
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House, Jenny – T.H.E. Journal, 2012
In this article, the author talks about the Race to the Top-District (RttT-D) grant competition. People need to pay attention to RttT-D because the priorities expressed in its requirements are very likely to be harbingers for other competition requirements. If one thinks he/she might apply for any type of competitive federal funding in the future,…
Descriptors: Competition, Grants, Financial Support, Cooperation
Technology in Early Education: Building Platforms for Connections and Content That Strengthen Families and Promote Success in School. The Progress of Education Reform. Volume 13, Number 4
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Guernsey, Lisa – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2012
Touch-screen technologies, on-demand multimedia, and mobile devices are prompting a rethinking of education. In a world of increasing fiscal constraints, state leaders are under pressure to capitalize on these new technologies to improve productivity and help students excel. The task is daunting across the education spectrum, but for those in…
Descriptors: Young Children, School Districts, State Agencies, Educational Technology
As Bad as They Say? Three Decades of Teaching in the Bronx
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Mayer, Janet Grossbach – Oxford University Press, 2011
Rundown, vermin-infested buildings. Rigid, slow-to-react bureaucratic systems. Children from broken homes and declining communities. How can a teacher succeed? How does a student not only survive but also come to thrive? It can happen, and "As Bad as They Say?" tells the heroic stories of Janet Mayer's students during her 33-year tenure…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Democracy, School Buildings, Public Education
The Potential of Systems Thinking in Teacher Reform as Theorized for the Teaching Brain Framework
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Rodriguez, Vanessa – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2013
The teaching brain is a dynamic system that is in constant interaction with the learning brain. If we fail to explore the teaching brain we will continue to design educational reform policies that ignore the most important lens in the classroom: the teachers'. Master teachers recognize their perspective and leverage their teaching brains to embody…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Change Strategies, Teacher Improvement, Systems Approach
RTT-D Guidance: Implementing Performance Metrics for Continuous Improvement That Support the Foundational Conditions for Personalized Learning
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Johnson, Jessica; Kendziora, Kimberly; Osher, David – American Institutes for Research, 2012
The Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) competition asks districts to personalize education for all students in their schools, focusing on classrooms and the relationship between educators and students. To reach this bold goal, the competition calls for providing teachers with "the information, tools, and supports that enable them to meet the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competition, School Districts, Total Quality Management
Negotiating for Change: Modifying Collective Bargaining Agreements for School Turnaround
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Weinberg, Rebecca – Mass Insight Education (NJ1), 2011
Dramatically improving student achievement in a school that has been failing for many years requires dramatically different conditions. Only the most effective teachers and leaders should be in the building, and the leadership must have the flexibility to respond strategically to the needs of the students, with regular input from teachers.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, Accountability, Organizations (Groups)