Government Shutdown Beats Ravitch, Common Core as Hottest Topics
We're coming into the home stretch of 2013—a rollercoaster year on the federal budget front, and a pivotal point for the administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act waivers and its marquee competitive grant program, Race to the Top, as well as for implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
So what were the most-read posts in 2013 on Politics K-12? Here's a rundown:
15) U.S. Department of Education Protestors Turn Fierce Rhetoric on 'Corporate Reform'One teacher protesting outside 400 Maryland Ave. called former D.C. chancellor Michelle Rhee "an Asian bitch."
14) Ed. Dept. Names 31 Finalists for Race to the Top Districts Contest: This year, the department listed the top contenders, and then chose five winners with a mostly rural focus.
13) Diane Ravitch Launches New Education Advocacy Counterforce: Ravitch said she'd like to help support candidates who are skeptical of high-stakes testing.
12) U.S. Department of Education Grants California Districts' Core Waiver The first and only ESEA waiver just to a set of districts, not a state.
11) Arne Duncan Mounts Strongest Defense Yet of Common-Core Standards Duncan tried to beat back claims that the federal government has overstepped in its championing of the standards.
