Democracy & Education · 2011 · 81 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesEducation PolicyEducational AdministrationAfrican American EducationAmerican PoliticsEducation ReformAfrican American Educational PolicyRace In EducationRace In SchoolingRacial StratificationStandards-based ReformWhiteness In EducationPublic Interest GroupsRace To The TopRacial Equity In EducationWhiteness In Schools
President Barack Obama’s Race to the Top (RTT) is a profoundly flawed educational reform plan that increases standardization, centralization, and test-based accountability in our nation’s schools. Following a brief summary of the interest groups supporting the plan, who is currently participating in this race, why so many states voluntarily submitted proposals, and what features of the plan that are most problematic, eight arguments are offered as to why RTT is highly detrimental to our nation.