The grant is part of
the federal Race to the Top program, in which states compete for education
grants that reward certain types of reform. This is in addition to a $25
million Race to the Top grant for early learning the state received last year.
The money
will be used to create systems that track students’ progress in preschool and
provide them with support before elementary school. Specifically, it will be
used to expand teacher training opportunities, create a student data system
that different agencies can access and develop a kindergarten assessment
process that will be consistent statewide.
Some of these programs have already
begun, but opportunities for students are expected to dramatically increase in
August, according to the news release.
Fourteen states received money through
the “early learning challenge” portion of Race to the Top.
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