From the Department of “It Could Be Worse”
Laura Waters
May 25, 2010
Democrats for Education Reform’s update on Arizona’s Race To The Top application: The state says it intends to file a Round 2 application, but it’s
NJ’s RTTT Prospects
Laura Waters
May 20, 2010
This afternoon the State Senate has 31 bills on its docket: one that upgrades penalties for drag racing, one that designates September 26th of each
Water-Logging RTTT
Laura Waters
May 18, 2010
The State Legislature has emitted a grand “yes” to NJ’s Race To The Top application for the second round. Except for the part about linking
RTTT Roster
Laura Waters
May 17, 2010
Here’s the latest list of states that will and will not be applying for Race To The Top funds, courtesy of a new website, edmoney.org..
NTU Says “Yes” to RTTT
Laura Waters
May 13, 2010
The Newark Teachers Union, a branch of the American Federation of Teachers (i.e., not NJEA), will sign on to NJ’s Race To The Top application.
NJEA: “Every Teacher is Meritorious.”
Laura Waters
May 12, 2010
NJEA’s website has a new feature: an analysis NJ’s RTTT application. While its censorious tone is no surprise, there’s a few factual misrepresentations. As a
On “Quality-Based Lay-Offs”
Laura Waters
May 10, 2010
Regarding the memo below from NJEA president Barbara Keshishian and NJEA executive director Vince Giordano: we get the outrage at the 2.5% cap on municipal
Schundler Presents NJ’s Race To The Top Application
Laura Waters
May 7, 2010
Bret Schundler is taking Arne Duncan at his word. The U.S. Education Secretary told states recently that the Race to the Top competition would reward
Educational Enigmas
Laura Waters
May 7, 2010
The National Journal has an online debate among education experts addressing this question: “As states prepare their Race to the Top applications, what is more