Comments on: In final heat for Race to the Top http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/ Analysis, opinion and ruminations on California education policy Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:57:59 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Paul Muench http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20965 Paul Muench Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:15:53 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/?p=2781#comment-20965 James, that's been tried before. I think there was some limited success. There were two issues that I remember. First, parents take the money. Second, if you have to stop or reduce payments performance drops below levels when payments began. James, that’s been tried before. I think there was some limited success. There were two issues that I remember. First, parents take the money. Second, if you have to stop or reduce payments performance drops below levels when payments began.

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]]> By: CarolineSF http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20951 CarolineSF Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:55:54 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/?p=2781#comment-20951 Sorry, tech meltdown -- wrong link for the Washington state critique of RTTT. Here's the right one: http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/washington-state-remains-free-from-race-to-the-top-extortion/ Sorry, tech meltdown — wrong link for the Washington state critique of RTTT. Here’s the right one: http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2010/07/27/washington-state-remains-free-from-race-to-the-top-extortion/

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]]> By: CarolineSF http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20950 CarolineSF Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:54:48 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/?p=2781#comment-20950 And still more pushback against Race to the Top, from Washington state: ... Washington State Remains Free from “Race to the Top” Extortion July 27, 2010 ... Seattle Ed 2010 Editorial ... So our state was not selected by Arne Duncan & co. for his “Race to Privatization and Teacher Demoralization.” (See: “Washington Not a ‘Race to the Top’ Finalist State,” Puget Sound Business Journal.) ... Hooray! ... That’s right. This is good news. ... There are some who are lamenting this “loss” of the RTTT monies, like League of Education Voters’ Chris Korsmo: “Our kids need and deserve a world class education to be competitive in today’s global marketplace. Right now, we’re coming up short.” ... But there are others among us who are glad that our state is not going to be strong-armed into adopting discredited, damaging “solutions” for our schools like privatization via charters and the toxic, innovation-crushing high-stakes testing and punitive “merit pay” which unfairly and narrowly tie teacher evaluations and bonuses to student test scores. ... http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20949 And still more pushback against Race to the Top, from Washington state: …
Washington State Remains Free from “Race to the Top” Extortion
July 27, 2010 …

Seattle Ed 2010 Editorial …

So our state was not selected by Arne Duncan & co. for his “Race to Privatization and Teacher Demoralization.” (See: “Washington Not a ‘Race to the Top’ Finalist State,” Puget Sound Business Journal.) …

Hooray! …

That’s right. This is good news. …

There are some who are lamenting this “loss” of the RTTT monies, like League of Education Voters’ Chris Korsmo: “Our kids need and deserve a world class education to be competitive in today’s global marketplace. Right now, we’re coming up short.” …

But there are others among us who are glad that our state is not going to be strong-armed into adopting discredited, damaging “solutions” for our schools like privatization via charters and the toxic, innovation-crushing high-stakes testing and punitive “merit pay” which unfairly and narrowly tie teacher evaluations and bonuses to student test scores. … http://educatedguess.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20949

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]]> By: CarolineSF http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20949 CarolineSF Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:53:12 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/?p=2781#comment-20949 And more pushback against Race to the Top: ... Valerie Strauss' Washington Post Answer Sheet blog: ... The Obama administration’s approach to improving the most troubled schools are nothing more than a toughened version of largely unsuccessful strategies concocted under president George W. Bush and should be replaced with a flexible system that involves parents and communities, according to a new analysis being released today. ... The sternly worded analysis is the second punch that the administration has received this week over its education policies. It is landing on the same day that Education Secretary Arne Duncan is addressing the Urban League’s convention in Washington D.C., and a day before President Obama defends his education policies in a major speech to the same gathering. ... The report, by a new national coalition of 24 community-based groups, includes a proposal for a new school transformation model that emphasizes community involvement, and a list of more than 2,000 schools across the country targeted for one of the four transformation models now allowed by the administration. ... A coalition of civil rights groups released a framework for education reform on Monday which thrashed Obama’s education policies on a number of issues -- including funding equity and charter schools -- and said the government should stop using low-income neighborhoods as laboratories for education experiments. ... The analysis of school turnaround strategies, released by a new national coalition of community-based groups called Communities for Excellent Public Schools, criticizes the administration for taking “top-down school improvement efforts” that are part of No Child Left Behind and thinking that they will somehow be successful by “adding teeth.” It says that they ignore a growing body of research about what does work. ... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/education-secretary-duncan/analysis-blasts-obamas-school-turnaround-policy.html#more (I'm using ellipses to try and separate paragraphs, not to indicate omitted material.) And more pushback against Race to the Top: …

Valerie Strauss’ Washington Post Answer Sheet blog: …

The Obama administration’s approach to improving the most troubled schools are nothing more than a toughened version of largely unsuccessful strategies concocted under president George W. Bush and should be replaced with a flexible system that involves parents and communities, according to a new analysis being released today. …

The sternly worded analysis is the second punch that the administration has received this week over its education policies. It is landing on the same day that Education Secretary Arne Duncan is addressing the Urban League’s convention in Washington D.C., and a day before President Obama defends his education policies in a major speech to the same gathering. …

The report, by a new national coalition of 24 community-based groups, includes a proposal for a new school transformation model that emphasizes community involvement, and a list of more than 2,000 schools across the country targeted for one of the four transformation models now allowed by the administration. …

A coalition of civil rights groups released a framework for education reform on Monday which thrashed Obama’s education policies on a number of issues — including funding equity and charter schools — and said the government should stop using low-income neighborhoods as laboratories for education experiments. …

The analysis of school turnaround strategies, released by a new national coalition of community-based groups called Communities for Excellent Public Schools, criticizes the administration for taking “top-down school improvement efforts” that are part of No Child Left Behind and thinking that they will somehow be successful by “adding teeth.” It says that they ignore a growing body of research about what does work. …

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/education-secretary-duncan/analysis-blasts-obamas-school-turnaround-policy.html#more

(I’m using ellipses to try and separate paragraphs, not to indicate omitted material.)

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]]> By: James Doyle http://toped.svefoundation.org/2010/07/28/in-final-heat-for-race-to-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-20944 James Doyle Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:48:23 +0000 http://educatedguess.org/?p=2781#comment-20944 Why don't we just pay the students for doing good work and improving themselves? Pay them $100 for getting an A, $75 for getting a B and $50 for geting a C. That's it. Or, pay them for completing a grade level, or for each paper they write, or each homework assignment they do, or for each right answer they get on a test. Pay them for performance and the kids may work harder for their additional financial rewards. Thanks. Why don’t we just pay the students for doing good work and improving themselves? Pay them $100 for getting an A, $75 for getting a B and $50 for geting a C. That’s it. Or, pay them for completing a grade level, or for each paper they write, or each homework assignment they do, or for each right answer they get on a test. Pay them for performance and the kids may work harder for their additional financial rewards. Thanks.

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