Scoring Error in Race to the Top Awards

This from Faux News:

April 1 Special Report
Washington, D.C., April 1, 2010

Feds say scoring error in Race to the Top awards

won’t change state’s standings

Officials of the U.S. Department of Education today confirmed that a series of scoring errors have called into question the outcome and awards of millions of dollars in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) school reform funding.

Rumors about scoring problems have filtered out of the agency since Monday’s announcement that Delaware and Tennessee were selected as the only states selected to receive funding in round one of the RTTT process. Only about $600 million of the $4 billion RTTT pool of funds was awarded, but that could change as federal officials scramble to identify the scoring errors.

Kentucky was one of 16 finalists for the RTTT funding. Monday’s announcement sent staff of the state Department of Education into action to study their federal counterparts’ analysis of the Bluegrass State’s application in anticipation of a revised request for funding in the second phase. Those new applications are due by June 1.

In a hastily-called early morning Washington, D.C. news conference, U.S. Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan sought to restore confidence in the RTTT program and the agency’s analysis of state applications.

“Hey, someone just forgot to carry the 2 in the long addition,” Duncan said....

...Reached for comment, Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday said, “You’ve really got to get a life, Brad.”

...Happy April Fools Day!

KSN&C says, well done, Brad.