/tags/race-to-the-top Race to the Top en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:51:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-04-30/common-core-controversy-continues The Common Core standards, a set of benchmarks for K-12 math and English courses, continue to make headlines. More than a dozen states are considering… Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:51:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-04-30/common-core-controversy-continues Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /education/2014-04-30/common-core-controversy-continues The Common Core standards, a set of benchmarks for K-12 math and English courses, continue to make headlines. More than a dozen states are considering… Wed, 30 Apr 2014 16:51:22 GMT /education/2014-04-30/common-core-controversy-continues Anita Rao, Frank Stasio /education/2013-11-25/nc-school-districts-among-race-to-the-top-finalists Three North Carolina school districts have made it to the final round in a federal Race to the Top grant competition. Cabarrus, Burke and… Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT /education/2013-11-25/nc-school-districts-among-race-to-the-top-finalists Reema Khrais /education/2013-08-13/students-getting-tablets-in-guilford-county Students at three Guilford County middle schools spent the day learning on tablet computers. A district wide technology initiative that will provide… Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:30:00 GMT /education/2013-08-13/students-getting-tablets-in-guilford-county Jeff Tiberii /education/2013-04-26/guilford-county-students-to-get-tablets This fall about 13,000 middle school students in the Guilford County Schools district will receive tablets. It’s part of a $30 million Race to the Top… Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:49:33 GMT /education/2013-04-26/guilford-county-students-to-get-tablets Jeff Tiberii /education/2012-03-06/test-prep-juniors-take-act-today Forgive high school juniors if they're a little cranky this morning. Today is a major test day across the state and it's the first time juniors will be… Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:57:00 GMT /education/2012-03-06/test-prep-juniors-take-act-today Dave DeWitt /education/2011-12-16/nc-wins-race-to-the-top-again North Carolina has won $70 million more in the federal government’s Race To The Top grant competition. The second award will go to early childhood… Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:05:00 GMT /education/2011-12-16/nc-wins-race-to-the-top-again Dave DeWitt