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Monday, November 7, 2011

Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliff | Seattle Education

Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliff | Seattle Education:

Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliff

Thank goodness that our state didn’t go aggressively after the Race to the Top bribe although we had our own state PTA pushing for it along with the corporate backed Stand for Children and the League of Education Voters.

Now states that bought into the scam, whether they received the RTTT money or not, are stuck with an evaluation system that is failing on all levels and has overwhelmed principals, teachers, and worst of all, the