Latest News and Comment from Education

Friday, December 23, 2011

School Tech Connect: Dumb Ideas

School Tech Connect: Dumb Ideas:

Dumb Ideas




If I weren't so lazy, I'd still be racking by brain trying to figure out which constituency is supposed to be happy about RTTT. Aside from data-system salespeople, it all seems like it's just designed to piss people off.

At some point, the RTTT money was coming out of the stimulus package of 2009. Is is still? And how in the frick is it supposed to stimulate the economy when it takes years to put the money into the hands of Pearson's CEO the economy?
It's unclear whether Hawaii will be able to do enough, and quickly enough, to satisfy the department. This "high risk" designation could eventually lead to a more severe consequence—which could involve the department forcing Hawaii to give its remaining