Secretary Arne Duncan has $5 billion for transformation. What should he do?
As former governors from different political parties who remain passionate about the quality of education in America, we agree that Arne Duncan is one lucky guy. As part of the $787 billion spending package passed by Congress and signed by President Barack Obama in February, the new education secretary gets $5 billion to spend on projects that will transform America's education system. Called the "Race to the Top Fund," the money is to meant to pay for ... Full Story »
Posted by Kristin Gorski
I thought this was important for what it said about the conventional wisdom about Education Reform. Every eight years, a new fad emerges as the savior of the"failing" American school system. Eight years ago, George Bush George Miller, and Teddy Kennedy were the saviors. For Bill Gates, that turned into "National Standards." Now I'm seeing more and more articles about how online education can transform American education. My personal belief is that school boards exist partially to shield teachers from this constantly changing story of salvation.