The beat of the federal drums keeps on drumming. Now, we have the 3rd round of Race To The Top (RTTT). But don’t worry you can’t apply. In a recent announcement, the federal Department of Education announced this new opportunity for those that didn’t quite make it previously (California included). Needless to say, the CORE group of 7 school districts is excited and optimistic about the potential of additional funding.
Meanwhile, it seems that there are those in other states and the National Governors Association that are a bit more skeptical. They are concerned for the lack of transparency and the seemingly arbitrary exclusion of almost 30 states from the “competition.” Before this is all over, the federal DOE may be interested in the opinion and support of the National Governors Association, as public education is a states rights issue.
So if we have raced to the top twice before, is this really a race to the TOP?
It would be wonderful to have an opportunity to get a piece of the 200 million dollars involved in RTTT 3, however I am thankful that we will not be tied to the arbitrary rules and regulations that come along with such a program.
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