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Reflecting on Race to the Top

PIEn asked some of our members in both winning and losing states: Now that round two winners have been announced, what’s your take on the net effect of Race to the Top as a reform strategy and what lessons does it offer for your work in your state?

Hear from network members in CO, MA, IL, RI, and CT

Linda Noonan of  the Massachusetts Businesa Alliance for Education (far right) celebrates MA's victory with Gov. Patrick and other leaders.

Teneesee SCORE has released a series of memos outlining lessons learned from “The First 100 Days” of Race to the Top implementation in Delaware and Tennessee, along with resources created by the states.

PIE Network Sept. 1st Game Changers looks at RttT policy lessons and remembers the Prichard Committee's Bob Sexton.

America's Best (and Worst) Cities for School Reform: The Fordham Institute looks at which major U.S. cities are most reform-friendly.

Education Trust-West analyzes the latest results from 2010 California Standards Test -- "slow and incremental progress" is not sufficient to chose achievement gaps.

National poll of voters from Achieve shows broad, deep, fully bipartisan support for policies to prepare high school students for college and careers.

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Two State Coalitions Win Federal Grants for Common Tests; PIE Network members congratulate PARCC

Nine States and D.C. Win Second Round Race to the Top Grants

Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?  LA Times looks at the importance of using data to evaluate teachers.

Foundation for Florida's Future Chair Jeb Bush takes ed reform message to Oklahoma legislature.

Read about PIE Network members in the news

• State Assistance to Underperforming School Districts, Identifying Levers for Change, September 13 in Washington from the Center for American Progress.
• National Best Cooperative Practices Among Charter and Traditional Public Schools,September 27 - 28 in Columbus, Ohio.
• Vision 2015’s annual leadership forum at the University of Delaware in Newark on September 28th

•  PIE's Fourth Annual Fall Policy Summit, Oct 20-22 in Nashville TN. 

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