Sin Of Commission?
As the dust settles on the Race to the Top selections a general consensus has emerged that again (pdf) there were problems with the scoring. Not the sensational political tampering claims that some people are trying to allege, there is no evidence of that, but rather problems with the process. Those problems are at once more mundane and a lot more far-reaching. The Race to the Top is over for now but the problems have broader implications for federal grant competitions, especially because the Administration would like to shift toward using more competitive grants for some programs.
The rationale for moving to more competitive grants is that they involve more planning, more substantial amounts
