Georgia's Race to the Top: Follow the Money
In 2010 the Georgia Department of Education received ~$400 million from the Race to the Top (RT3)...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Oct 15, 2013 | Race to the Top, School Closures, Turnaround Schools
In 2010 the Georgia Department of Education received ~$400 million from the Race to the Top (RT3)...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Oct 12, 2013 | School Closures, Teacher Education, Turnaround Schools
Georgia, like other states, has identified schools whose students and teachers have been labeled...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Oct 9, 2013 | Race to the Top, Reform, Teach for America, Teacher Education
Like all states that were winners in the Race to the Top (RT3) competition, Georgia’s scope of work entails four “project” areas: (1) standards and assessment (2) data systems (3) great teachers and leaders and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Oct 6, 2013 | Politics, Reform, School Closures
Which of the following is the most important purpose of education in Georgia? to prepare students...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Oct 3, 2013 | Politics, Reform
Political and corporate reformers claim that American schools and students have been left in the dust by schools and students in other counties. The claim is based on faulty international and state achievement test analyses. And...
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