Lucky 19
I’ve seen or heard quite a few new stories over the last couple of days on the Obama Administration’s Race to the Top program (e.g., Education Week, NPR, Washington Post, Daily Caller ), and then today I saw in the Pennsylvania Independent that PA has qualified for the final round of 19.
In reading the details, it looks like not all the PA school districts chose to participate in the application process and apparently if PA receives funding it would only go to those schools who did.
From the ed tech angle, I’m assuming that the recipients will be able to allot a percentage towards hardware and software needs, but I haven’t read anything yet that states that.