Race to the Top Legislation Introduced

The state's bid for Race to the Top money - a race TNT columnist Peter Callaghan wrote yesterday could be timed using the Mayan calendar - continues apace. Stateline.org has a good rundown on efforts by states nationally to qualify for the funding, along with the report that the president wants to add $1.35 billion to the funding. (More in this Christian Science Monitor story.)

At the Partnership for Learning blog you can see this poll confirming voter support for many of the RTT standards.

Callaghan also has a good story on what looks like a promising bill for Innovation Schools. 

The guidelines for RTT cash are pretty clear. Lawmakers know what needs to be done. And now's the time to do it.