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'Race to the Top' Ends with a Whimper
'Race to the Top' ended today not with a bang but with a whimper, with a majority of competitors winning and many, it appears, for political reasons, as these states offer little or nothing to fundamentally improve schools and learning for all children.
Rebirth of the New Orleans school system...New Jersey Governor sticks to his guns...Catholic schools weathering the economic storm... Read more in the latest edition of Newswire.
Data Points
Charter school achievement The BLOB doesn't want you to see:
 ICEF in Los Angeles is closing the achievement gap with a 95% high school grad rate (vs. 50% in the community) and 100% college acceptance (vs. 20% in the community).
Education Equity Hits 2 Million Mark
Twenty years after the nation’s first school choice program became law, this month 2 million students will attend schools of their parents’ choice. However, only one quarter of US states provide significant options for parents. Learn more.
Education fifty: Navigating Races for Governor in the Fifty States
 With 37 races for governor on the horizon, voters must be savvy about what the candidates believe and what they are likely to do to advance education reform – or stop it in its tracks. Learn more at educationfifty.com.
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