The most interesting things about the RTTT results announced this week aren't the results themsevles, but rather what the results tell us about competitive grant evaluations and about Secretary Duncan. Despite all efforts to come up with a transparent, reliable, numerical rating system, the RTTT judging results were off in at least a couple of regards (Ohio and Hawaii, for starts). To me it's a vivid reminder that judging and evaluating quality aren't particularly reliable endeavors, even when you have total control over all the pieces (the rating system, the judges, etc). Even more, the results provide a peek into the workings of the Duncan education department or the
