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How Race to the Top is recasting education reform in America
- 06-02-2010
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By Amanda Paulson/Christian Science Monitor
New York is more than doubling its number on charter schools and will tie teacher evaluations to student performance. Colorado passed a major overhaul of teacher tenure and evaluation rules, despite fierce union opposition. And Louisiana teachers will be subject to more rigorous evaluation, after a law the legislature pushed through last week. As states submit their applications Tuesday for Round 2 of the Obama administration's Race to the Top education grants, several states have taken major actions to try to be more competitive. At the same time, a handful have dropped out, either over disagreement about the framework of the competition or after a failure to get the reforms needed to have a shot at a piece of the $4.3 billion pot of federal money. (more...)
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