Citizens and schools speak out on RTTT flaws

Here is an interesting view on the Race To The Top that I found in today's Lansing State Journal. Moran makes the point that "racing to the top" doesn't ensure quality educational experiences for our students.

Greenville schools didn't sign an MOU to be eligible for RTTT funds. Their belief is that there is no plan established that they could review.

When an athlete competes in a race, they know the course ahead of time. They have a chance to study it to see what will be the challenging portions and where they can excel. If school districts and the state is planning on Racing To The Top, shouldn't they be more concerned that they are racing a course that will change at any moment?

How the jobs crisis creates an education crisis

I ran across this article by Richard Rothstein discussing how stimulus money should be used to create jobs. Interesting, considering that Fund Surpluses in individual Michigan school districts now total $1.6 billion. Yep, that would be $1,000 per student. Or to continue programing for students that will employ more workers.

Read the article at http://www.epi.org/analysis_and_opinion/entry/how_the_jobs_crisis_creates_an_education_crisis/