Cuomo proposes two new Race to the Top-style grants for NY
Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed two new competitive education grants during his State of the State address today.
Two more Races to the Top could be coming to New York — this time courtesy of Governor Andrew Cuomo.
In his first State of the State speech today, Cuomo proposed creating two new competitive grant funds for state school districts, worth $250 million each.
The first grant would reward districts that boost students’ academic performance. The second would go to districts that find ways to cut costs that don’t affect the classroom.
It’s not yet clear if the addition of the grant competitions would alter the state’s current formula-based education model. But the governor was critical of the model, which he said gives districts no incentives to improve.
“Competition works,” Cuomo said, pointing to the state legislature’s passage of a charter cap lift bill as part of its