RTT: Race to the Top

State Incentive Grants or “Race to the Top” fund:

Supposedly, this funding package/grants will help states to drive significant improvement in student achievement. Is putting more government controlled money into public education going to make our students learn more or are we just worried about test scores? Will “Big Brother” be able to regulate our curriculum's by using a “canned program” throughout the state? When our curriculum becomes so scripted that “even a cave man can do it,” will there be a need for significantly trained educators, or do we just need teachers who are skilled at following a program without creativity or flexibility of design?