Smarick for NJ Education Commissioner?
A newspaper speculates that former Fordham fellow Andy Smarick may be New Jersey's next commissioner. Read Full Post >
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September 03, 2010
September 01, 2010
N.J. Governor 'Defamed' Me, Ex-Commissioner Says
New Jersey's fired education commissioner says Gov. Chris Christie went too far in criticizing his role in making a critical mistake on the state's Race to the Top application. Read Full Post >
September 01, 2010
Alabama Chief Complains to Duncan about Race to Top
The state's superintendent of education Joseph B. Morton tells Education Secretary Arne Duncan in an impassioned letter that the Race to the Top competition used a flawed scoring system and punished the state for not having charter schools. Read Full Post >
September 01, 2010
N.J. Governor, Dems Play Blame Game over Race to Top
New Jersey Democrats are calling for the governor to apologize to the Obama administration for criticizing the Race to the Top process. Read Full Post >
August 31, 2010
Race to the Top, and Reflections on the Bush Era
A scholar sees parallels between implementing Race to the Top and No Child Left Behind. Read Full Post >
July 27, 2010
Nineteen Finalists for Race to Top, Round Two
Michele McNeil has the news over at Politics K-12. We managed to be pretty darn accurate on our picks, getting 17 of them right. Surprises? Arizona and Hawaii, though Patrick Riccards, aka eduflack, predicted Arizona might make the cut because it got help from the Gates Foundation to prepare its Ro... Read Full Post >
July 26, 2010
Race to Top Madness (Sort of) Strikes Again!
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce the state finalists for the $3.4 billion federal competition tomorrow. Read Full Post >
June 04, 2010
N.J. Ed. Commish: Race to Top's First Casualty?
Bret Schundler faces harsh criticism from Gov. Chris Christie over negotiations with state teachers' union. Read Full Post >
June 01, 2010
Race to Top, Round 2: The Contenders
Michele's got the full list of states posted over at Politics K-12, so we can officially kick off our prognosticating on who the likely victors will be in Round 2 of the Race to the Top sweepstakes. It's certainly not going out on a limb to predict that strong finishers in Round One are likely to b... Read Full Post >
May 18, 2010
Bill Clinton Says New York Charter Cap Should Be Lifted
Former president weighs in on controversy over changing state charter school law. Read Full Post >
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