"Race to the Top"

The governor's rush to change laws so California can apply for "Race to the Top" funding could undermine student progress and hurt schools.

Teachers back effective educational reform that addresses student needs, but the push to hastily qualify for "Race to the Top" competitive grants will be detrimental to students with its over-reliance of test scores to measure student achievement. The proposed regulations for "Race to the Top" are all too similar to the failed policies of the No Child Left Behind Act. Any changes to education policy should be carefully considered.

For more information on CTA and NEA’s stand on this issue, you can visit www.cta.org and click on the link titled “Race to the Top.”