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Race to the Top Collides with Race to Nowhere
By Joann M. Weiner - Politics DailyThe most horrific part of the film "Race to Nowhere" is the heartbreaking thought that one young California girl's story could be the story of any kid. In "Race to Nowhere," director Vicki Abeles chronicles the "Dark Side of America's Achievement Culture" through the perspective of high school, middle school and even elementary school kids who feel pressured to succeed -- which translates as getting straight A's -- so they can to get into the best college around. The film shows a guidance counselor who is dismayed at the sight of parents using flashcards with their infants "when they're ...
Top 10 Little-Known Washington Wins of 2010
By not in system - AOL NewsEveryone knows about health care reform, the tax cut deal, the end of "don't ask, don't tell." But in a contentious election year, Washington also managed to do much that, while it got little attention, will nevertheless make a difference in the lives of millions. So we asked our network of contributors on AOL's Seed to pore through the record and find the overlooked, underreported achievements. And here are the 10 best things Washington did in 2010 that you probably didn't know about. More Quiet Time By Chris Raphael It may not be Wall Street reform, tax cuts or health care, but ...
Opinion: Why Education Reforms Keep Failing
By not in system - AOL News(Oct. 18) -- In 1966, the U.S. Office of Education issued the most comprehensive study on education ever produced by the federal government. Known as the Coleman Report, it was commissioned by bureaucrats in the educational establishment in hopes of making the case for ever-greater educational expenditures if perceived inequalities in education could be documented. To the consternation of the mortified bureaucrats who commissioned it, the Coleman Report concluded that "schools are not very important in determining student achievement. Families, and to a lesser extent peers [are] the primary ...
Opinion: What Obama Left Out of His 'Back to School' Speech
By not in system - AOL News(Sept. 16) -- In his "back to school" speech this week, President Barack Obama told students that for them to get the best education possible it's going to take "parents who are committed to your education." Obama is absolutely correct. But what he left out is that parents need to be empowered as the decision-makers in their children's education, which includes having high-quality education options and a role in school governance. But year after year, education reform after education reform, we take control of the schools further and further away from parents and put it increasingly in the ...
New Jersey Education Chief Axed Over 'Race to the Top' Blunder
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired the state's education chief Friday because of a blunder that may have cost the state a $400-million education grant. Bret Schundler had served as commissioner since March and is a former gubernatorial candidate and ex-mayor of Jersey City. New Jersey missed receiving federal "Race to the Top" funds by only a few points, and later it was revealed by Newark's Star-Ledger that the state reported budget figures for the wrong years on the application. When New Jersey missed the cut, the governor initially blamed federal officials and defended Schundler, ...
Oops! Error Might Have Cost NJ a $400 Million Grant
By not in system - AOL NewsHADDONFIELD, N.J. (Aug. 26) -- For anyone who's ever entered the wrong number on a tax return and been denied a refund, or accidentally overtipped, here's some consolation: A silly error on New Jersey's application for the highly competitive Race to the Top education grants might have cost the state $400 million. The federal government announced that nine states and the District of Columbia had won the coveted grants. New Jersey was the top runner-up. A panel judged the lengthy applications on a 500-point scale. New Jersey finished just three points behind Ohio, which received the grant - ...
9 States and DC Win Race to the Top Grants
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Aug. 24) UPDATED, 1:35 p.m. EDT -- Nine states and the District of Columbia have been announced as the second-round winners in the federal Race to the Top competition. In March, Delaware and Tennessee won the first round of grants, leaving $3.4 billion of the $4.35 billion pot of grant money to be handed out in the second and final round. The list of winners is below. Numbers listed after second round winners indicate the amount of money that budgets must not exceed. First-Round Winners Delaware - $100 million Tennessee - $500 million Second-Round Winners District of Columbia Florida - ...
In Education Speech, Obama Addresses Shirley Sherrod Episode, Racial Inequities
By Alex Wagner - Politics DailyIn a swaggering, nearly 45 minute-long speech Thursday to the National Urban League in Washington -- marking its the 100th anniversary -- President Obama took up the issue of race and inequality in America as he aggressively defended his administration's Race to the Top educational reform program. And, addressing the Shirley Sherrod scandal that erupted more than a week ago, Obama called the former USDA official "an exemplary woman who deserves better than what happened to her." He minced no words, saying the affair was a "bogus controversy based on selective and deceiving excerpts of a ...
'Race to the Top' Winners, Losers Weigh In on Finalist Announcement
By David Knowles - AOL News(July 27) -- U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan's office today announced the finalists in the Department of Education's Race to the Top contest to fund state school programs. In the first round of funding awards that took place in March, Delaware won $100 million and Tennessee won $500 million. Still at stake is $3.4 billion in funds that could help states reeling from the recession help close substantial budget gaps. In all, 35 states and Washington, D.C., applied in the second round; 18 states and Washington still remain in the running. The Winners While the final recipients of the ...
Eighteen States, D.C. are Finalists for Race to the Top Education Money
By Emmarie Huetteman - Politics DailyEighteen states and the District of Columbia will vie for $3.4 billion as finalists in the second round of Race to the Top, the Obama administration's competitive program to encourage states to implement its education reform initiatives. Whittled down from 36 applications, the finalists in round two include all of the previous finalists minus Delaware and Tennessee, winners of the last round of grants. Arizona, California, Hawaii, Maryland, and New Jersey are newcomers to the finals in this round of Race to the Top. In a speech Tuesday at the National Press Club, Education Secretary Arne ...
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