Laughter is the best medicine, right? Well, maybe that’s the approach Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took when he announced that California was submitting a new bid for Race to the Top.
The Bay Citizen reports on Schwarzenegger’s speech:
"The school superintendents who prepared the bid deserved an Oscar 'for the great performance in putting this together,' he said, thanking several by name, including Carlos A. Garcia, the San Francisco superintendent.
'It’s supported just about by everybody,' Mr. Schwarzenegger added.
That, too, was meant to be a joke."
As in many states, critics in California see Race to the Top as an attack on teachers. But they need the funding. Garcia, who was flippantly thanked by the governor, argues that school districts want to be part of a partnership, not what he perceives to be the federal government’s “my way or the highway” approach.
How's your experience? Maybe your state will get to say, "I'll be back" for the next round of Race to the Top.
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