https://freerepublic.com/tag/rtt/ en-us Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:49:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2588376/posts The nation’s largest teachers’ union—the National Education Association—has gone on record with reservations about the Obama Administration’s education reforms. “After a protracted and contentious debate, NEA delegates narrowly passed a ‘no confidence’ vote on the Department of Education’s Race to the Top (RTT) grant competition guidelines, and on the use of competitive grants in the upcoming Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) reauthorization,” The Education Reporter reports. “The measure was a symbolic swing at the Obama administration’s policies, but stopped short of naming or criticizing President Obama, whom the union spent tens of millions of dollars to elect.” “Union leaders... Accuracy in Academia https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2588376/posts#comment Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:49:21 GMT