Remainders: Raised eyebrows about Race to the Top’s winners

by Philissa Cramer, at 6:20 pm

On Race to the Top:

Nine of the 10 winners are in the middle of competitive executive races. (Eduwonk)
Could the winning states have been chosen for political reasons? (Center for Education Reform)
Surprisingly, California, Colorado, Arizona, and Louisiana went home empty-handed. (Politics K-12)
With all the leadership change possible, how can we know states will follow through? (Rick Hess)
Mike Petrilli calls the results “a disastrous outcome for the Administration.” (Flypaper)
What Governor Paterson really said, with video. (WNYC’s The Empire)

And in other news:

How to use parent volunteers to fill the gaps left by budget cuts. (Insideschools)
On the many ways schools juke their test score stats. (NY Mag)
John Merrow’s fans aren’t happy that he’s okay with L.A.’s value-added score release. (Taking Note)
A new study rates NYC as a top school reform city. Albany is near the bottom. (Fordham Institute)
A California charter school advocate says Los Angeles gives charters second-tier space. (L.A. Times)
Three of the nation’s five most expensive public school buildings are in Los Angeles. (HuffPo)

Benji

I want to applaud ICE and GEM’s efforts in facilitating getting our city the Race to the Top money. I was disgusted that there was no mention of ICE or GEM and their work in any of the press conferences today. I hope ICE and GEM will continue to be involved with RttT, specifically in monitoring how the money will be distributed. Hopefully, directly to the classroom.
Mustafa

Above, care to elaborate? What’s ICE and GEM, and did I miss something?
Green Hornet

Mustafa: I think Benji is being sarcastic.
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