'Race to the Top' Ends with a Whimper 'Race to the Top' ended today not with a bang but with a whimper, with a majority of competitors winning and many, it appears, for political reasons, as these states offer little or nothing to fundamentally improve schools and learning for all children.
Washington's Manufactured Education Jobs “Crisis” Federal officials - approving a second and unprecedented infusion of federal money into public education - have ignored data demonstrating that actual classroom teacher jobs are not in jeopardy following last year’s ARRA spending.
Status Quo Strongholds Share Same Stage as Education Reform Leaders The ‘Race to the Top’ should reward only those states that have disrupted business-as-usual in our schools, not succumb to the everyone’s-a-winner scenario presented by today’s selection of finalists.
In a potentially big win for Oklahoma families, a dramatic new school choice program is now awaiting Governor Brad Henry's signature after passing both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature.