Congratulations to Illinois for being named one of the 16 Race to the Top finalists.  State leaders and lawmakers should be proud of their hard work and smart leadership over the past year. Good luck to the team going to do the finalist interview in Washington.  Here is the statement from Advance Illinois Executive Director Robin Steans.   Here is the Dept of Education page on the Race to the Top.

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Illinois was one of six states chosen for a new multi-state initiative to “clear hurdles that have hindered previous attempts to improve underperforming schools.” Read more in EdWeek (article access compliments of edweek.org) or read the press release from MassInsight, which is leading the project.

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The Data Quality Campaign awarded 4 state education leaders the “State Policymakers of the Year” award for “their critical leadership role in supporting comprehensive legislation requiring the development of a statewide longitudinal data system.”  Read more…

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