Education Minnesota looking forward to helping improve Race to the Top application
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St. Paul, Minn., March 4: Education Minnesota President Tom Dooher released the following statement regarding Thursday’s Race to the Top developments:
“We are disappointed, but not surprised that Minnesota’s Race to the Top application wasn’t selected as a finalist. It was an underwhelming document that was long on bureaucracy while being short on innovation and ideas that truly helped children learn.
Thankfully there’s time to try again. Education Minnesota has a better plan, which we shared with the Pawlenty administration before Minnesota submitted its application.
Our plan is innovative and effective. It would use the federal dollars in ways that directly benefit students and close the achievement gap.
We’re looking forward to working with the Minnesota Department of Education in revising the state’s application to have a better chance of success in round two.”
About Education Minnesota
Education Minnesota represents 70,000 professionals working together for excellence in education for all students. Education Minnesota’s members include teachers and educational support professionals in Minnesota’s public school districts, faculty members at Minnesota’s community and technical colleges and University of Minnesota campuses in Duluth and Crookston, retired educators and student teachers. Education Minnesota is affiliated with the American Federation of Teachers, National Education Association and AFL-CIO.
March 04, 2010