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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Schools Matter: More Bribes Readied for T4: Test To The Top

Schools Matter: More Bribes Readied for T4: Test To The Top

More Bribes Readied for T4: Test To The Top

As Stephen's post indicates just below, the testing war on babies (B-K) is being prepared by corporatists who brought you the damaging parrot learning of Reading First.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius will hold a town hall with early childhood stakeholders at 10 a.m. today to make a major announcement about Race to the Top and early learning.

Secretaries Duncan and Sebelius will announce plans for a new Race to the Top competition with a strong focus on early learning. They will also discuss the importance of their collaboration on early learning to improve the health, social, emotional and educational outcomes for young children from birth to age 5.

Ralph Smith, executive vice president of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and a leader in the