Is Race to the Top Worth the Money
Race to the Top, No Child Left Behind, all of these are buzzwords that those in the media have heard about education, and in the end they are different programs designed to improve America’s educational system. The question is whether or not top down educational funding is a good idea, and whether or not this competitiveness based reward system works. I do know that America’s educational system needs improving. The biggest issue is that we place all students in the same schools with the same standards, and for some reason believe that every student is going to perform the same. Then the idea of testing into performance based schools seems “un-American.” and there isn’t really much that can change. I don’t know what is better or worst, it’s just hard to figure out.
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