A real conservative governor and state would tell the feds to keep their money and their administrative tentacles away from their school system.
Ohio was a winner because they came up with a mentoring program for teachers. That, and Gov Strickland (D) is in a tough race for re-election, I bet.
Now I see school districts that expect to get some of the Ohio money telling their taxpayers they still need to pass tax renewal and replacement levies because they are severely limited in how they can use these “Race” funds. All federal money comes with strings attached.
I really liked Christie until he came out for Imam Obama’s Victory Mosque.
Christie’s hero Springsteen supports the mosque and Obama. He is a a huge Springsteen fan. Bon Jovi is an Imam O arse kisser.
Maybe Christie shoulkd wisen up and listen to Southside Johnny who I think is a Repub.
Christie was trying to make up the shortfall on his cuts through getting the federal money. This was a bad move. Do you really want OBAMA educational standards and curriculum determined at the FEDERAL LEVEL by an Education Czar? I don't. Here's the e-mail I received on this. Trenton, NJ - Department of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler today issued the following statement in response to the selection of the final Race to the Top Phase 2 recipients: NJDOE News For More Information Contact the Public Information Office: Beth Auerswald Richard Vespucci Alan Guenther, Director 609-292-1126 For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------- Statement on the Selection of ‘Race to the Top’ Phase 2 Recipients Trenton, NJ – Department of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler today issued the following statement in response to the selection of the final Race to the Top Phase 2 recipients: “While I am disappointed that New Jersey, having been chosen as a finalist, was not ultimately selected as a recipient at the end of this highly competitive process, our commitment to bold, meaningful reform remains firm. This process has allowed us to move quickly and vigorously to craft much-needed education reforms, while securing the unanimous, bipartisan support of the legislature for the plan embodied in our Race to the Top application. This fall we must act swiftly to implement the education reforms the people of New Jersey deserve and demand to transform schools in our state that are failing, improve the quality of education for every New Jersey child and challenge the status quo wherever it is necessary.” If you want to sign up for these kinds of updates, send an e-mail to: Faith Sarafin sent this update out faith.sarafin@doe.state.nj.us
Christie was trying to make up the shortfall on his cuts through getting the federal money. This was a bad move. Do you really want OBAMA educational standards and curriculum determined at the FEDERAL LEVEL by an Education Czar?
I don't.
Here's the e-mail I received on this. Trenton, NJ - Department of Education Commissioner Bret Schundler today issued the following statement in response to the selection of the final Race to the Top Phase 2 recipients:
NJDOE News For More Information Contact the Public Information Office: Beth Auerswald Richard Vespucci Alan Guenther, Director
609-292-1126
For Immediate Release:
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Statement on the Selection of ‘Race to the Top’ Phase 2 Recipients Trenton, NJ – Department of Education
Commissioner Bret Schundler today issued the following statement in response to the selection of the final Race to the Top Phase 2 recipients: “While I am disappointed that New Jersey, having been chosen as a finalist, was not ultimately selected as a recipient at the end of this highly competitive process, our commitment to bold, meaningful reform remains firm. This process has allowed us to move quickly and vigorously to craft much-needed education reforms, while securing the unanimous, bipartisan support of the legislature for the plan embodied in our Race to the Top application.
This fall we must act swiftly to implement the education reforms the people of New Jersey deserve and demand to transform schools in our state that are failing, improve the quality of education for every New Jersey child and challenge the status quo wherever it is necessary.”
If you want to sign up for these kinds of updates, send an e-mail to: Faith Sarafin sent this update out
faith.sarafin@doe.state.nj.us
Does anyone see the insanity of having states produce 1,000 page applications begging to have the great and mighty Obama administration give them a few dollars?
How many millions were wasted just in the red tape and bureaucracy of the application process and review for 50 states?
Get rid of the Department of No Education and split the money between the states. We have saved millions while still getting more dollars to the states to figure out the best way to educate their children.
Yes
Clearly, it was a rhetorical question.
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These are the same mindless drones that will be making life and death decisions about our health care.
Yes, they are mindless drones. This is news?
But, everyone that knows how a government works, knows you have to fill out the form exactly. And it has to be error free. And, no, I would not expect the government to tell me if there was an error.
Gov Christie screwed the pooch on this one.
That's what I tend to think.