The Adminstration Goes For the Education Hat Trick
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They started with RTTT for K-12 education. Their stated goal was to help states with the problems created by NCLB which specifically addressed K-12. It was the first wedge into the public school system for Common Core Standards. However, in the RTTT grant application was a requirement for developing early childhood (pre-K) education programs. They had no intention of being limited to K-12. States like Missouri, who did not receive RTTT funding, still began implementing pre-school programs because more money would be available in the future and they had to show they were really committed to what the feds wanted. Given the lightening pace of standards developments, we know have standards for pre-K. But last week the administration went for the hat