As the application date nears, the pressure mounts for districts to sign on. This media clip is just one of the many requests that I have seen and received in the past two weeks as the leaders of the state’s RttT grant attempt to get all 295 schools districts and associations to sign on. The belief is that without association support the likelihood of a successful grant is not very good. This comes from reviewing round one winners and Secretary Duncan’s comments in this media release announcing them, where he starts with a comment about the statewide buy-in for both.
It also seems like there are more states making the decision to not apply for round two funding. Andy Smarick at FLYPAPER believes that there will be between 33 and 40 applications. This is good for us as we know our state will apply and the fewer other states that apply the greater chance of success for us. Could I be getting more optimistic?
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