No doubt this is terrible news for Guilford County, because, um, government schools:
Hagan Announces $30 Million For Guilford County School District
District Selected As One of 16 Winners In Race To The Top-District Program
Full press release after the jump.
Hagan Announces $30 Million For Guilford County School District
District Selected As One of 16 Winners In Race To The Top-District Program
December 11, 2012
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Hagan (NC) today announced that Guilford County Schools (GCS) has won a $30 million competitive grant through the Race to the Top-District Program (RTTT-D). The Race to the Top District competition builds on the Race to the Top program, which was launched in 2009 to inspire education reform across the country. RTTT-D is aimed at the classroom level with a focus on the relationship between teachers and students.
Hagan supported GCS’s application in a letter to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. Click here to read the letter.
“I am so pleased that Guilford County Schools will receive $30 million through the Race to the Top-District Program to continue building on their strong track record of innovation in the classroom,” said Hagan. “No two students, no two schools and no two districts are alike. These funds will allow Guilford County Schools to serve 17,000 students while recognizing that each student has unique needs. I was proud to support GCS’s application, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact this program will have on students in North Carolina.”
“On behalf of Guilford County Schools, I would like to thank Senator Hagan for her support of our Race to the Top-District program application," said Maurice “Mo” Green, Superintendent of Guilford County Schools. “These funds will go a long way in making sure we can personalize learning and improve educational outcomes for every student, starting in middle school.”
The competition offered nearly $400 million in grants and invited school districts to create plans for individualized classroom instruction aimed at closing achievement gaps and preparing each student for college and career. 372 districts applied for a grant and Guilford County Schools is one of 16 awardees.
GCS will use the funds to implement its Personalized Achievement, Curriculum and Environment (PACE) Schools Project, which will accelerate 21st century personalized learning across county schools. The requested funds for the PACE Schools Project will finance the purchase of technology; training and support to students, families, teachers and principals; and the addition of coordinators in middle schools to lead a teaching and learning transformation. Under the PACE Schools Project, nearly 17,000 students in the district’s 24 middle schools will receive tablet computers to work at their own pace, using personal learning “maps” that show the students their progress in mastering new concepts.
North Carolina previously won $400 million in the second round of the Race to the Top grant program in 2010. ###
Kids will get tablet computers so they can see their progress on personal learning "maps". If they'd learn to read, they could just look at their report cards.
Someone tell my why we need a Federal Department of Education.
Posted by: Dale | Dec 11, 2012 at 05:37 PM