Charter networks win Race to the Top-District:

Charter networks win Race to the Top-District

Posted by Valerie Strauss on December 11, 2012 at 2:26 pm

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Charter school networks are now official “districts,” at least by the rules of the Department of Education’s Race to the Top-District competition, which just announced that 16 applicants had each won a share of nearly $400 million in the latest sweepstakes.

A news release issued by the department quoted Secretary Arne Duncan as saying:

Districts have been hungry to drive reform at the local level, and now these winners can empower their school leaders to pursue innovative ideas where they have the greatest impact: in the classroom.

Among the winners (a complete list is below) are these charter networks:

KIPP DC, Washington, D.C.

* Harmony Science Academy (Harmony Public Schools), Texas, consortium leader
(consortium members: Harmony School of Excellence, Harmony School of Science-Houston, Harmony Science Academy-Austin, Harmony Science Academy-Brownsvill

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012