A Few Noteworthy Thoughts from ECS
by Frederick M. Hess • Aug 23, 2010 at 9:22 am
Cross-posted from Education Week
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I spent the tail end of last week out in Portland, Oregon, at the Education Commission of the States annual confab. ECS honcho Roger Sampson quarterbacked an impressive gathering, chock full of state chiefs and key legislators. The chiefs in attendance were buzzing that the Department of Ed was sending word on Friday that governors should expect calls tomorrow morning from Duncan regarding round two Race to the Top (RTT) results (unless ED reprises its not-so-smooth i3 goof and accidentally posts the winners on TMZ this afternoon).
On Friday, I had the chance to do a panel on state-federal dynamics with Tennessee's razor-sharp governor Phil Bredesen and two of the state chiefs I admire most--MA's Mitch Chester and CO's Dwight Jones. Bob Wise
