News Brief

10/19/12

District Race to Top Will Consider Emotional, Behavioral Sciences

Education Week (10/19/12) Shah, Nirvi

As part of the $400 million district Race to the Top competition, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) will give applications featuring plans to collaborate with public and private partners to better meet the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students up to 10 bonus points. Only 15 to 25 grants will be awarded, and given that close to 900 districts intend to apply, this component could play a major role. According to a DOE official, "This is a very deliberate attempt to recognize the whole child. Especially with a lot of our district-level competitions and programs we are really encouraging both academic and nonacademic support for students." Districts have until Oct. 30 to submit their applications.

 

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