It's always nice to learn of another school board member who doubts RTTT

By Elizabeth Scheinberg

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20120224/NEWS02/202240329/Black-Caucus-threatens-suit-over-Race-Top-reforms?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome&nclick_check=1
Capital School Board member Raymond Paylor told Street and the other caucus members leading the forum that Delaware's plans for turning around failing schools with high minority populations are fundamentally flawed.
Paylor said schools like Capital's Dover High that have been targeted for Race to the Top reforms, and handed infusions of cash to make changes, needed money to head off decline, not to bring them back from the edge.
"Those schools have three things in common: They have very high numbers of low-income students, special education students and African-American students," he said. "They have to fall into a struggle and be labeled a failing school before they get funding."

Thank You Mr. Paylor for stating what many of us know but few will recognize.

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3 comments:

Kilroysdelaware said...: We're so far into RTTT it can't be stopped! I have a hunch the NCLB wavier which is nothing more than setting the accountability clock back two-years is nothing but a diversion to give time to put in place the new National Standardize Test tied to Common Core Standards and at the point here we go again re:resetting the clock. When it all falls apart Obama will be out of office and Duncan will be working for Broad! Kick the can down the road; February 25, 2012 at 7:48 AM
Elizabeth Scheinberg said...: Ahhh, the new federal debacle...

Can you say "over-reaching?" Apparently Duncan and Markell can't. Jack went to CSD schools - maybe he was absent the day they taught about "federal intrusion" ...; February 25, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Ed Diagnostician said...: Jack needs to go back and study the Nullification Crisis. Here's a hint Jack : 1832.; February 26, 2012 at 4:02 PM