"Californians will be a big winner in the Race to the Top competition, regardless of whether the state wins a dime of the $4.3 billion that the Obama administration is encouraging states to compete for.
That's because the governor and Legislature have reached a new compromise on Race to the Top enabling legislation, which the Legislature appears on the verge of passing. It includes elements that school reformers viewed as next to impossible to enact even a few months ago, such as:
Demanding that districts take strong actions to turn around dozens of seemingly incorrigible schools.
Giving students in failing schools the right to attend a better school in another district.
Empowering parents in some of these schools to demand powerful reforms."
That's because the governor and Legislature have reached a new compromise on Race to the Top enabling legislation, which the Legislature appears on the verge of passing. It includes elements that school reformers viewed as next to impossible to enact even a few months ago, such as:
Demanding that districts take strong actions to turn around dozens of seemingly incorrigible schools.
Giving students in failing schools the right to attend a better school in another district.
Empowering parents in some of these schools to demand powerful reforms."