June 2010

Maureen Downey, AJC Get Schooled Blogger

UGA professor Peter Smagorinsky says he voted for Barack Obama but not Arne Duncan. He wrote a piece earlier this month about his concerns about Ducan’s belief — embedded in the Race to the Top criteria — that test data should be used to define talented teachers.

Loren Moreno, Advertiser Education Writer

Officials say odds now better for landing federal Race to the Top money

Hawai'i education officials believe the recent elimination of public school furloughs, revisions to the state's charter school laws and the state's participation in national common education standards have bolstered the state's chances to garner some $75 million in federal grant money.