Race+to+the+Top

Ashley Chismar

"Nine States and the District of Columbia Win Second Round Race to the Top Grants." ED.gov. Press Office, August 24, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. States showing bold commitment and leadership towards the Race to the Top.

Badertscher, Nancy. "Race to the Top win means $400 million for Ga.." ajc. N.p., August 24, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. Georgia used as an example of how much money states receive from the program and what they do with the money.

"Race to the Top." NYSED.gov. N.p., August 27, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. A brief description and qualifications for the Race to the Top.

"RACE TO THE TOP." the WHITE HOUSE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. Race to the Top specific reform areas.

Hornick, Ed. "More Race to the Top finalists announced." CNN Politics. N.p., July 27, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. Race to the Top finalists announced in order from first and second round.

BANCHERO, Stephanie. "Education Contest Yields 18 Finalists." THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. N.p., July 28, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010.<[]>. Race to the Top comparison charts. The c ompetition won support from education reformers and bipartisan.

Ravitch, Diane. "Obama's Race to the Top Will Not Improve Education." THE HUFFINGTON POST. N.p., August 1, 2010. Web. 8 Sep 2010. <[]>. Obama defends Race to the Top program claiming it was the most important thing he has done in office.

"The Race to the Top program is supposed to improve education: The federal government pays states to reward them for instituting teacher-accountability schemes, standardized assessments of student progress, laws enabling charter schools, and other reforms." National Review 20 Sept. 2010: 10. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. <[|http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do&contentSet=IACDocuments&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A236569656&source=] [|gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=erie35077&version=1.0]>. Race to the Top is a way to further improve the school education system but some beg to differ.

"Finalists named for Race to the Top funding." American School & University [Online Exclusive] (2010). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. < [|http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A232933331&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName] [|=erie35077&version=1.0]> The top 18 states who made it in the Race to the Top. Some teachers complain about the changes this year and believe they should be repealed.

Biddle, RiShawn. "Race to the Top--of what? The administration is taking on the teachers' unions--sort of." // The American Spectator // May 2010: 66+. // Student Resource Center - Gold //. Web. 9 Sept. 2010. < __ [|http://find.galegroup.com/gps/infomark.do?] __ __ [|&contentSet=IAC Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=IPS&docId=A2264] ____ [|57791&source=gale&srcprod] __ __ [|=SRCG&us] ____ [|erGroupName=erie35077&version=1.0] __> Barack Obama's Race to the Top taking on woeful schools in attempt to approve America's education.

   