'Race to the Top' - we expected better:
"What are the ingredients of successful education reform? From the perspective of a classroom teacher, reform must be rooted in classroom practice and supported by research."
For eight years, educators endured No Child Left Behind, an education law that focused on one-size-fits-all standardized testing. We looked forward to the day that a new administration, headed by a president who promised transparency, reliance on research and support for public education, took office.
We are grateful that federal stimulus funds included money to help fill the giant holes left by disappearing tax revenues in state budgets. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/14/EDUJ19N1PV.DTL#ixzz0R8yLN2Pa
"What are the ingredients of successful education reform? From the perspective of a classroom teacher, reform must be rooted in classroom practice and supported by research."
For eight years, educators endured No Child Left Behind, an education law that focused on one-size-fits-all standardized testing. We looked forward to the day that a new administration, headed by a president who promised transparency, reliance on research and support for public education, took office.
We are grateful that federal stimulus funds included money to help fill the giant holes left by disappearing tax revenues in state budgets. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/14/EDUJ19N1PV.DTL#ixzz0R8yLN2Pa