Politics of public education reform - exploring Race to the Top's charter school emphasis

Bridgette Wallis:

President Obama's Race to the Top (RttT) state competition has brought charter schools to the forefront of public education reform. Additionally, charter schools are prominent in Obama's 2011 proposed budget - increasing funding for charter schools and an extra $1.8 billion toward Supporting Student Success (which focuses on Promise Neighborhoods, of which charter schools are the central focus).

RttT relies heavily on charter schools as a tool for reform, awarding more points to states which enable charter school creation than to those which do not:

Posted by Jim Zellmer at February 10, 2010 1:01 AM
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