"The education department has divided the cash into several programmes, including a $650m “Investing in Innovation” fund that will award grants not only to school districts but to private groups that run schools. The biggest pot of money is the $4.4 billion Race to the Top, which will reward states for reform in four areas. First, it will support internationally benchmarked standards and tests, an effort to reverse the tendency of states to weaken standards under NCLB. Second, Race to the Top will streamline the collection of pupil data and use it to improve teaching. Third, the fund will encourage states to use performance to determine training and, controversially, pay and promotion. Fourth, the fund will support efforts to help struggling schools.
A state may not apply if it forbids the use of pupil data to evaluate teachers. States will be at a disadvantage if they place limits on charter schools (publicly funded schools that operate without traditional regulations). Mr Duncan is especially interested in proposals to lengthen the school day and year."
Continuar a ler: Reviving America's schools: Ready, set, go The Economist.
PS: Eu estou a ler "a Educação do Meu Umbigo" de Paulo Guinote. Recomendo a leitura por diversos motivos, mas para já não digo mais - falarei do livro lá para o fim da leitura.
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