The delusional ideas of an Eli Broad Academy "graduate," one of many infesting public school districts throughout the United States:
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The district is also pushing for the best and preparing for the worst in terms of its budget, Morrison said. The Race to the Top federal funding, a competitive grant for states that follow certain criteria, is at the forefront of the district’s mind as it waits to see whether Nevada will become eligible.
Currently, Nevada is the only state bound by a law passed in 2003 that doesn’t allow student achievement scores to be used to evaluate teachers’ performances. Barring that hindrance, Washoe County could be eligible for $5 million to $6 million a year for four years if it received a portion of Race to the Top’s $4.35 billion, Morrison said.
“It’s really about producing better quality of teacher, better quality of leadership, accountability systems, professional development to support our teachers and support our staff and so those are things we’re really excited about,” Morrison said. “We just hope we have a chance to go after these funds because we know we’d be good stewards of those funds and do good things for our kids.”
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Translation: We want to gut teacher protections in order to force privatization and charterization of public schools.
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