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}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In order to be eligible, states couldn't have laws prohibiting the use of measures of student achievement growth in teacher evaluations. Some states had banned the use of [[value-added modeling]] in evaluations, but changed their laws to be eligible.<ref name=NYT2010>{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Dillon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/education/01teacher.html|title=Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles|newspaper= | }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In order to be eligible, states couldn't have laws prohibiting the use of measures of student achievement growth in teacher evaluations. Some states had banned the use of [[value-added modeling]] in evaluations, but changed their laws to be eligible.<ref name=NYT2010>{{cite news|first=Sam|last=Dillon|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/education/01teacher.html|title=Method to Grade Teachers Provokes Battles|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=September 1, 2010}}</ref> | ||
Race to the Top is one contributing factor to 48 states that have adopted common standards for K-12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404807.html?waporef=obinsite|title=Virginia's stance against national standards is a blow for students|date=June 5, 2010|access-date=June 15, 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Adoption was accelerated by the August 1, 2010 deadline for adopting common standards, after which states would not receive points toward round 2 applications. In addition, the White House announced a $350 million federal grant funding the development of assessments aligned to the common standards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/higher-standards-better-tests-race-to-the-top/|title=Higher Standards, Better Tests, Race to the Top|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=2010-06-24|publisher=[[U.S. Dept. of Education]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707122620/http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/higher-standards-better-tests-race-to-the-top/|archive-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-assessment/index.html|title= Race to the Top Assessment Program|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=2010-06-24|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Education}}</ref> The [[Common Core State Standards]], one set of standards adopted by states for Race to the Top, were developed by the [[National Governors Association]] and the [[Council of Chief State School Officers]] with funds from the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], the [[Charles Stewart Mott Foundation]] and others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Common set of school standards to be proposed|first=Nick|last=Anderson|newspaper=Washington Post|page=A1|date=March 10, 2010}}</ref> Adoption of the Common Core State Standards, however, was not required by Race to the Top. | Race to the Top is one contributing factor to 48 states that have adopted common standards for K-12.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/04/AR2010060404807.html?waporef=obinsite|title=Virginia's stance against national standards is a blow for students|date=June 5, 2010|access-date=June 15, 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> Adoption was accelerated by the August 1, 2010 deadline for adopting common standards, after which states would not receive points toward round 2 applications. In addition, the White House announced a $350 million federal grant funding the development of assessments aligned to the common standards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/higher-standards-better-tests-race-to-the-top/|title=Higher Standards, Better Tests, Race to the Top|date=June 15, 2009|access-date=2010-06-24|publisher=[[U.S. Dept. of Education]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707122620/http://www.ed.gov/blog/2009/06/higher-standards-better-tests-race-to-the-top/|archive-date=July 7, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop-assessment/index.html|title= Race to the Top Assessment Program|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=2010-06-24|publisher=U.S. Dept. of Education}}</ref> The [[Common Core State Standards]], one set of standards adopted by states for Race to the Top, were developed by the [[National Governors Association]] and the [[Council of Chief State School Officers]] with funds from the [[Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation]], the [[Charles Stewart Mott Foundation]] and others.<ref>{{cite news|title=Common set of school standards to be proposed|first=Nick|last=Anderson|newspaper=Washington Post|page=A1|date=March 10, 2010}}</ref> Adoption of the Common Core State Standards, however, was not required by Race to the Top. | ||