EdWeek Update: Obama to Seek $1.35 Billion Race to Top Expansion

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	Open House! Full access to edweek.org until January 21. TODAY'S TOP STORY Sponsored by:  Obama to Seek $1.35 Billion Race to Top Expansion The budget proposal would open the high-profile grant competition to districts—and extend it beyond the economic-stimulus program. • Related story: District Stances on Race to Top Plans Vary • Complete coverage: Schools and the Stimulus For more stories, visit Education Week's homepage. Advertisement "Delivers on its goal to inspire change in leadership" (Education Review). Leading and Learning draws on a rich collection of stories from the trenches to outline a model for professional growth. Preview Chapter 1 online! TODAY'S COMMENTARY Quality Counts 2010 First, Do No Harm If the authors of the national common-core standards don’t encourage or require content coherence and cumulativeness, writes E.D. Hirsch Jr., they will have done little to improve the unacceptable stasis in American education. • Read the full Quality Counts 2010 report. View more Commentaries from Education Week. MORE HEADLINES Poor, Minority Pupils Are Now a Majority in South (January 19, 2010, Education Week) N.Y. Legislature Rejects Charter School Bill (January 19, 2010, Associated Press) How the Media Garbled Randi's Message (January 19, 2010, Bridging Differences Blog) Ga. Governor Proposes Statewide Teacher-Pay Reform (January 15, 2010, Teacher Beat Blog) Federal Panel Takes a Step Backward on 'Open Access' (January 15, 2010, Inside School Research Blog) HOT TOPICS Curriculum and Learning The latest stories on the application of courses and their content in schools. Subscribe to the Curriculum and Learning RSS Feed and Widget . MORE MUST-READS Education Week Articles Available to Subscribers Quality Counts 2010 Putting New Standards Into Practice a Tough Job Educators nationwide would have to exchange long-held practices for newer ones if all 50 states were to adopt a set of common content standards. (January 14, 2010) Quality Counts 2010 Commentary Debunking the Case for National Standards National standards are not only unnecessary, writes Alfie Kohn, they’re also based on the premise that “our teachers cannot be trusted to make decisions about which curriculum is best for their schools.” (January 14, 2010) Experts Weigh In on 'Race to Top' Testing Rules In a second round of hearings, federal officials seek guidance on how to shape rules for the economic-stimulus assessment competition. (January 14, 2010) Sign up now for your free two-week trial. [Print & Online] [Online Only]		FREE SPOTLIGHT Top 10 Stories of 2009 This FREE Spotlight includes Education Week's 10 most-viewed stories of 2009, as selected by our online readers. • View our complete collection of Spotlights. MOST POPULAR STORIES 1. State of the States: Holding All States to High Standards 2. A National Yardstick for Gauging Math Progress 3. Experts Urge Earlier Start to Teaching Science 4. Commentary: Debunking the Case for National Standards 5. U.S. Common-Standards Push Bares Unsettled Issues Some stories may require subscription. EDUCATION WEEK EVENTS Quality Counts 2010: The New Surge Toward Common Standards Webinar Jan. 19, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Register now. Making Sense of 21st-Century Skills Chat Jan. 21, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Sponsored by: Oracle Perspectives on Common Standards Chat Jan. 26, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Sign up for e-mail reminder. Sponsored by: ASCD View All Top School Jobs + Executive Director Arizona School Administrators, Phoenix, AZ + Superintendent Reed Union School District, Toburon, CA + Superintendent Park Ridge-Niles School District 64, Park Ridge, IL + Multiple Positions Amphitheater Public Schools, Tucson, AZ + Assistant Superintendant for Human Resources and Community Relations Kent School District, Kent, WA
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