Racing to a Definition

Race to the Top is important in what it does, but also in how it will be defined.

Gloucester Daily Times:

Like many voters, we thought a key part of reform was to wrest some of the control unions now exercise over public schools. That's one of the guiding principles of the "Race to the Top" program as well.

If the public comes to believe the focal point of Obama/Duncan's initiative is to save public schools from teacher's unions, then we will have taken a tremendous step backward.