Now that the dust has settled from the stampede of states turning in Race to the Top applications and media outlets far and wide covering the deadline from every angle possible, our attention should turn to making sure this promising program does as much good as possible.
How do we make sure the money doesn't go to sustain the status quo like previous ARRA education money?
How can we tell if states and districts intend to implement the promises in their proposals?
What can Secretary Duncan do to squeeze every ounce of reform out of this unprecedented opportunity?
This and much, much more discussed in this Education Next article. ??If you want the condensed version, listen to DFER's all-around good and funny guy Joe Williams grill me on it here, or watch Fordham honcho and anthropologist of hyped education reforms Checker Finn do the same??here.
--Andy Smarick