What Do Prince and Educational Reform Mandates Have in Common? They both Changed their Names.
We are delighted to feature a guest blogger writing about Race to the Top like mandates that Missouri instituted but without Race to the Top funding. Similar to the announcement of the singer Prince changing his name to symbols (and thereafter being referred to as "The Artist formerly Known as Prince"), the Race to the Top mandates and their copy cat mandates have evolved into a name changing event as well. In the interest of being accurate and tracing their transformation, let it forever be known that the