Promises, Promises
The first week of June is shaping up to be a busy one for federal education policy. On June 1, Phase Two Race to the Top applications are due to the U.S. Department of Education. Then on June 2, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association are slated to to release their K-12 common core standards to all who are watching.
What is the significance of these two dates? Every state seeking a RttT grant is expected to pledge to adopt the common core standards as a term of eligibility for RttT. And while working drafts of the K-12 standards have been circulating around town for months, the actual document each state pledges to follow won't be released until the day after such pledges are due.
Fordham's Mike Petrilli has an interesting discussion on the common core/RttT implications for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts here. And while his discussion is Massachusetts-centric, the argument is an interesting one for every state seeking funding from the $4 billion pot.
For those who fail to recall, last summer, when the draft RttT guidelines first came out, NGA and CCSSO raised concerns about the requirements tying common core to RttT. The chief concern was timeline, particularly for
What is the significance of these two dates? Every state seeking a RttT grant is expected to pledge to adopt the common core standards as a term of eligibility for RttT. And while working drafts of the K-12 standards have been circulating around town for months, the actual document each state pledges to follow won't be released until the day after such pledges are due.
Fordham's Mike Petrilli has an interesting discussion on the common core/RttT implications for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts here. And while his discussion is Massachusetts-centric, the argument is an interesting one for every state seeking funding from the $4 billion pot.
For those who fail to recall, last summer, when the draft RttT guidelines first came out, NGA and CCSSO raised concerns about the requirements tying common core to RttT. The chief concern was timeline, particularly for
