How Rick Scott and Gerard Robinson are Thumbing Their Nose at Race to the Top Guidelines
With news this week that the Federal Department of Education warned Florida that it wasn’t meeting the requirements of its Race to the Top commitments. From the Miami Herald:
In Florida’s case, the state faces “serious setbacks.” The concern is over delays in state contracts for various efforts, such as database systems and intervention in low-performing schools. Florida has slated 98 percent of its state-level funds for outside contracts, which would then implement projects. Since the contracts are the delayed, so are many projects. Some have been pushed back six months, a year or even more.
“In year one, Florida made a great deal of progress but also experienced some serious setbacks