Gates Foundation boosting NYS application to Race to the Top
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 at 9:59 am by Robert Lowry
Assertions that New York State might be barred from receiving a slice of the federal government’s $4.3 billion Race to the Top (RT3) fund haven’t dissuaded the Gates Foundation from helping the state develop a winning proposal.
Education Week reports that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded grants to 15 states to help them hire consultants to develop their RT3 proposals. New York is to receive $250,000.
Ed Week explains, “These states represent either those in which Gates is already invested-or that the foundation thinks are on the right path to reform.”
Elsewhere, the paper also reported that states will find completing the phase 1applications very demanding. The U.S. Education Department estimates a minimum of 642 hours to complete the application.
For more on efforts to de-rail New York’s application, see my last post directly below.
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