Race to self-destruction: A history lesson for ed reformers
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This was written by Yong Zhao, presidential chair and associate dean for global education at the University of Oregon’s College of Education, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education. He is a fellow of the International Academy for Education. Until December 2010, he was director of both the Center for Teaching and Technology and the U.S.-China Center for Research on Educational Excellence at Michigan State University, as well as the executive director of the Confucius Institute/Institute for Chinese Teacher Education. This appeared on his blog.
By Yong Zhao
Race to the Top, the Obama Administration’s $4.35 billion education initiative, has been touted many times by President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as “the most meaningful education reform in a generation.” It is also been proposed as the blueprint for the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education