Amazing times, we have the call for RTTT (Race to the Top) and related federal and state initiatives to "improve" education for our students (a worthy goal) while at the same time conditions have gone in the exact opposite direction.
We in California, now have the funding that we had in 2000-2001 (yep, 10 years ago) with obvious impacts that you have been seeing and hearing about for TOO long. Beyond Riverside there was an interesting report that came out recently that also reflects the antithetical changes -- that shows that of the 30 largest districts in the state (we are one) 16 of them have necessarily reduce their school year and the amount of time that students have access to learning.
Kinda makes one wonder what is going on?
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