Upon hearing that the Ohio Department of Education rejected the majority of districts’ and charter schools’ Race to the Top proposals, we pondered whether this would instigate a dropping-out effect among LEAs who signed on originally but maybe were wary of the work it required. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that at least 28 LEAs have withdrawn (making the drop-out rate thus far about five percent, not considering the 47 percent of districts and 34 percent of charters that didn’t sign up in the first place). What’s the primary reason for LEA withdrawal from RTTT? Districts can’t afford to spend more carrying out the proposal’s requirements than they’d receive in RTTT to do the work. Read the full post here.
