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Levister notes, however, that many members of the California teachers' union did not want the Race to the Top funds anyway. This is because Race to the Top emphasizes achievement on standardized testing. Not all educators agree that pushing test achievement scores is a meaningful way to improve the public education system in America. "The union had opposed for example, basing teacher evaluations on standardized tests they say are flawed," (Levister). It is likely that even some states with more solid proposals for reform will not be eligible for the Race to the Top funds. Governor Schwarzenegger had hoped that the funding would come through for his state. Race for the Top is in many ways like a pool of athletes, only a few of which receive corporate sponsorship. The sponsored athletes are almost guaranteed to come out ahead in the long run, as their performance will be linked to increased access to top quality training facilities, gear, and coaching.
In spite of its flaws, Race to the Top does create reasonable performance measures for educators and administrators. The White House claims that Race to the Top will be instrumental in "expanding effective support to teachers and principals; reforming and improving teacher preparation; revising teacher evaluation, compensation, and retention policies to encourage and reward...
Again, financial incentive is the core of the Race to the Top initiative. One of the main parameters of Race to the Top is "tying teacher and principal pay -- and school assignments -- to student test scores," (Toppo). Teachers and principles who make results happen in their schools will be richly rewarded under the Race to the Top program. This will demand more of all teachers, making pay linked not just to tenure but to performance.
Human resources is a core component of Race to the Top. Race to the Top partly focuses on "Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most," (United States Department of Education). As educators and their school systems race to the top, the students will ideally come out ahead. Race to the Top encourages students to reach their highest potentials.
The list of Race to the Top funding finalists was recently revealed. A Washington Post editorial strongly criticizes the decision as being
The diverse culture and beauty coupled with this unique boat race fascinates a good number of foreign travelers and they are more likely to visit again or spread word about the place. All this results in a positive image boost for Kerala and there is a high chance for the number of travelers to increase multi-fold within the next decade. Local development The boat race event and the money that it
Street Racing on Today's Youth Street racing has existed for generations. Actually, one could say that it goes back to before the invention of the automobile when horse and buggy racing was popular among the rebels of society, such as in the movie, 'Friendly Persuasion' when Gary Cooper rebelled against his Quaker roots and took pleasure in a Sunday race on the way to church. However, it was most likely
Not only does it use animals for mere entertainment at a huge cost to the welfare of those animals, but it also condones countless other modes of abuse and neglect -- from needless or excessive animal experimentation, vivisection, to "animal mills" or excessive breeding facilities based on the "bottom line," to the needless suffering and torture of livestock reared and killed in "factory farms." Yet this nation does have
Use of video technology allows the viewer to feel what it is like to experience this sensation, and also contains interesting anthropology of the culture of devotees, who are often societal outsiders, whose existences revolve around their cars and the high of living, often quite literally, at the edge. Dolack, Christ. (2003). "Not just for kids: the stars of tomorrow karting program is looking to narrow the open-wheel racing divide
The Impact of Royale Racing on Race Club Engineering Introduction Royale Racing was established in 1968 by Bob King in Great Britain. The company produced single seater race cars until 1987 when the company closed its production facility. King had had some experience in working on speedway cars in New Zealand in his youth and after returning to Great Britain he opened a car lot, selling road cars. His father owned a
The racehorse industry has been faced with accusations of promoting the breeding of fragile animals that are unable to withstand the rigors of training, because of a lust for promoting speedy animals at all costs. And the recent publicity of the slaughter of retired racehorses who have outlived their usefulness has further damaged the reputation of the sport. Unlike other forms of betting, horseracing must try to preserve its