RI Dept. of Education (RIDE) commissioner Deborah Gist released a video today urging districts, superintendents, and unions to sign on to the Race To The Top (RTTT) application — watch it on UStream. With a Friday deadline approaching for signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), Gist mentions both the carrot ($75M in Federal funds) and the stick for districts that don't sign on: "[policies like revised educator evaluations] don't go away...but this ensures a place at the table" while they're being worked out.