Under Pressure � The Quick and the Ed

Under Pressure � The Quick and the Ed

Under Pressure

by Erin Dillon

Over at Flypaper, Andy Smarick wonders whether today’s RttT results will put pressure on losing states to water down their applications. Smarick observes that the two winning states, Delaware and Tennessee, had both good applications and broad buy-in from districts and unions. As Smarick notes, losing states with bold proposals could wonder: “Which is better: a bold plan with no buy-in or a watered-down plan with buy-in?”
But doesn’t this also put pressure on the stakeholders, particularly districts and unions? With states are facing such large budget shortfalls, who wants to be the group standing between a strong RttT application and millions