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$3.5B for school improvement will benefit charters/services
This EdWeek blog is a good summary of the USED guidance $3.5B Title 1 school improvement fund. Each state will receive an allotment and will distribute it to districts that agree to enact one or more of the four prescribed strategies: · Turnaround: replacing at least…
RttT Handicaps: CA & NY, etc
Great to have Gov Schwarzenegger late to the EdReform party, but his RttT-incentivized proposal, outlined in the LA Times, has little chance of passing the dysfunctional CA legislature. Some observers expect “the grand-daddy of fights.” But do you recall the Gov’s sensible proposal to change tenure-granting from…
Race to the Top handicap
1. I still like Florida’s chances for RttT; mostly residual Bush reforms 2. I still like Louisiana’s chances for RttT given Pastorek’s leadership and RSD as improvement frame. 3. Colorado remains a sentimental favorite for RttT given Barb O’Brien’s leadership but improving data will be key…
Making Good on the Good Schools Promise
Making Good on the Good Schools Promise Only one thing needs to change in failing high schools—everything. In the…