This is the right way to approach a RTT loss:
Without legislation enabling charter schools, Kentucky would finish out of the money in the second round of the federal Race To The Top program, said Kentucky Education Commissioner Terry Holliday.??"If we don't improve 30 to 40 points, I do not think we'll be competitive," Holliday said Tuesday. "And the only way to get 30 to 40 points is with charter school legislation."
It's great to see Holliday recognize that it's a policy failing, not lack of union support, that doomed his state's application. This is all the more fascinating because he made precisely the opposite calculation three months ago.
If KY adopts its first charter law and fixes its teachers section, it will be in great shape.
--Andy Smarick