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Most Physically Educated Contest
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Mercier, Kevin; Howard, Thomas – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2018
It is seldom that the accomplishments of secondary physical education students are celebrated. The Most Physically Educated Contest was developed to allow students from several school districts to gather for appropriate competition and to display the characteristics of physical literacy attained from participation in high-quality physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Secondary School Students, Competition, Program Development
Persistence and Agility: The Rodel Foundation of Delaware's Efforts to Transform Delaware's Education System. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study Number 8
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Alvord, Sarah – Grantmakers for Education, 2012
It was 8:45 a.m. on Monday, March 29, 2010, when Paul Herdman got the stunning news. Just two states had won first-round grants in the Race to the Top competition, the largest federal competition of its kind in American history, out of 40 state applicants. Herdman joined the Rodel Foundation of Delaware (Rodel) as President and CEO in 2004. The…
Descriptors: Persistence, Competition, Educational Change, Public Education
And They're Off: Tracking Federal Race to the Top Investments from the Starting Gate
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Kolbe, Tammy; Rice, Jennifer King – Educational Policy, 2012
The Race to the Top fund (RTT) is intended to be a major federal investment in state and local education capacity and systemic education reforms aligned with federal policy priorities. In coming years, questions will be asked about the extent to which investments made through the RTT grant program improve educational productivity and…
Descriptors: Productivity, Educational Change, Public Education, Federal Aid
Competing for School Improvement Dollars: State Grant-Making Strategies
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Lazarin, Melissa – Center for American Progress, 2012
In 2009 the Obama administration announced a focused commitment to turn around 5,000 of the United States' chronically lowest-performing public schools as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This commitment came with $3 billion in funding for the School Improvement Grant program, or SIG, along with new guidelines to ensure…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Financial Support, Competition
New Ribbon for the Department of Education Spotlights Facilities
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Falken, Andrea Suarez – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
In recent years, schools have been forced by rising costs and shrinking budgets to stretch their resources further than ever before in order to meet the educational needs of today's students. Energy costs continue to rise, placing unprecedented stress on limited funds. In fact, K-12 schools in the United States spend more than $8 billion every…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools
Doing School Choice Right: Preliminary Findings
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Harvey, James; Hill, Paul T. – Center on Reinventing Public Education, 2006
The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has launched a new initiative entitled "Doing School Choice Right." Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates, Annie E. Casey, and Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundations, the initiative's goal is to help state and local leaders handle practical issues whose resolution can determine whether school…
Descriptors: School Districts, Public Education, Public Schools, Private Schools