Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Feds defining District Capacity

It will be interesting to see how the final Race to the Top District initiative will actually play out. Need to do some additional reading, but it looks like there are a variety of pet projects in the specs - such as personal learning plan. http://www.ed.gov/race-top/district-competition

Once again, the federal government is defining what "district capacity" means. And while well-intentioned, this will likely lead to unintended consequences. Especially for states that have already put significant work into defining district standards.