Race to the Bottom: A story about the strings attached to federal funding; - Wait, What?

Race to the Bottom: A story about the strings attached to federal funding; - Wait, What?:

Race to the Bottom: A story about the strings attached to federal funding;

by jonpelto

On any given day, Governor Malloy, his Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor and other “education reformers” including superintendents in Bridgeport, Hartford and elsewhere are racing around – often in circles – in pursuit of some of the money that is being handed out by the United States Department of Education’s “Race to the Top” Program.

Applications and waivers are the terms of the day as more and more states and cities promise to implement reforms in return for more federal funding.

In the rush, some elected and appointed officials forget that while the preamble of a bill or program may sound great, you’d better read the fine print before you sign on the dotted