A coincidence?
Over the weekend, David Broder argued that education should be the next issue on the Congressional agenda, and that it could be a rare chance for a bipartisan victory.
Over the weekend, David Broder argued that education should be the next issue on the Congressional agenda, and that it could be a rare chance for a bipartisan victory.
Later today, we'll find out which states have been selected as winners in the first round of the Race to the Top. The Department's announcement will answer three burning questions: How many? Why???Which?
The selection of DE and TN answers the questions I posed this morning--not necessarily in the ways I wanted, but we got answers nonetheless. First, both state had good plans. Not great plans but certainly good. And the Department deserves credit for selecting only two states. Secretary Duncan was tougher in choosing winners than in choosing finalists, and I give him credit for that.
The Department of Education has released the final peer reviewers' scores for Race to the Top (RTT) finalists. I find it very worrisome.
"I think the process was robust. We literally met with thousands of people who expressed their views. We heard them, and in the end, we disagreed." ??? Joel Klein, New York City Schools Chancellor