Jolting Maryland, take two
This Baltimore Sun editorial excoriating Maryland for its lassitude on the Race to the Top hits the bull's eye. It's pitch perfect.
This Baltimore Sun editorial excoriating Maryland for its lassitude on the Race to the Top hits the bull's eye. It's pitch perfect.
According to the Post, 14 more Catholic schools in the DC area are in danger of closing. When great schools in urban America in are such short supply, it is senseless to allow these schools to disappear.
I've been reading lots of local and regional newspaper articles to figure out how states see themselves stacking up in the RTT competition. I've found a couple fascinating patterns (most interesting: just about all state leaders are telling the media that they are well positioned to win).
Quotable: "The bottom line is teachers need to be retained based on their achievement, not on how long they've been at a job...This is where the United States is going and we're just with the early leaders." - Rep. Rich Crandall, chairman of the Arizona House Education Committee, Title