People need to be careful what they say, especially Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett.
Here is what he recently said regarding his state's RTTT application:
What he meant to say was:
It's not the same thing.
If people begin to confuse the reasons states are "rushing to the Race" then it will become easier to make more drastic reforms.
Here is what he recently said regarding his state's RTTT application:
"I think it’s a pretty clear indication that Indiana is a reform-ready state and that the stakeholders in this state are ready for education reform," Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said.
What he meant to say was:
We had no plans to implement any of these new policies, but the state is cash strapped, and we will evidently do anything-- including jumping through numerous new hoops and fundamentally changing our professional evaluation programs-- just to get more money.
It's not the same thing.
If people begin to confuse the reasons states are "rushing to the Race" then it will become easier to make more drastic reforms.
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