New Jersey RTTT status

Interesting post on the state of New Jersey's RTTT application, including a link to how PA is recruiting districts.

SEAs applying to RTTT Round 1

The RTTT competition continues to heat up. According to the US Department of Education website, 36 states have submitted letters of intent for round one. And according to EdWeek's recent and excellent post, there a number of additional states that will apply, including RI (which I heard directly from Commissioner Gist at one of the community forums), North Carolina (not surprising), and Michigan (somewhat surprising, given the recent shift in SEA organization). Maryland is interesting, as one would have expected them to want to apply in round 1, and they recently let an RFP for policy writers and a policy analyst to work on the RTTT application due in January. I think that the role of Gates and the external consultants is particularly important, as a number of states do have what might be perceived as an unfair advantage. It is clear that some states are electing not to apply to Round 1 as a result of not receiving consultant support through Gates (and McKinsey or Bridgespan). Interesting, to say the least.


The 15 states are: Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas.

States that have submitted letters of intent:
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Differering view on CMOs

Interesting information on the new Education Sector report on Charter Management Organizations. Seems as if there are differences in how Tom Toch, the original author of the report, interprets information and how the final document as published by Education Sector. Guess who has a more positive spin on Charter Schools?

Check out Russo's This Week In Education.

ARRA sites - Informational

Just some links to ARRA sites in the Northeast:

State Education Agency Recovery Sites

• Connecticut: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2703&Q=322296
• Maine: http://www.maine.gov/education/recovery/index.html
• Massachusetts: http://www.doe.mass.edu/arra/
• New Hampshire: http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/recovery/index.htm
• New York: http://uspeny.nysed.gov/arra/
• Rhode Island: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Finance/Funding/ARRA/
• Vermont: http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/dept/recovery_act.html
• Puerto Rico: http://www.buengobiernopr.com/arra/index.html
• U.S. Virgin Islands: http://www.governordejongh.com/recovery/index.html

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html

State Recovery Sites

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/state-local-tribal-and-territorial-resources