'Race to Top' Viewed as Template for a New ESEA
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Educators hoping for a glimpse at the next rendition of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may want to take a close look at the rules for the Race to the Top program, which pushes states to adopt education redesign principles that federal officials say are likely to be the cornerstone of the Obama administration’s plans for a new ESEA.
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Education advocates in Washington are betting that the upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will incorporate these “four assurances” of education improvement efforts demanded of states hoping to tap economic-stimulus aid to stabilize their budgets or to win some of the $4 billion in Race to the Top Fund grants.
• Turning around the lowest-performing schools.
• Bolstering state data systems in order to link K-12 systems with early learning, higher education, workforce, social services, and other state data.
• Improving teacher quality and the distribution of effective teachers.
• Strengthening standards and assessments.