New York’s application bids for urgently needed help

NY's fabulous education commissioner, David Steiner, with an op ed about the great reforms he's pushing and how NY needs to compete for RttT $:

 

With a statewide graduation rate of only 70 percent and below 50 percent in many low-income communities, and too many high school graduates unready for college, we must work urgently to deliver the promise of educational opportunity for New York State's 3 million school children. Keeping the promise requires that all schools have truly effective teachers and principals, rigorous curricula, well-designed assessments and a clear mission of achieving ambitious educational outcomes for every child.

This is the core of successful K-12 education and the foundation of New York's Race to the Top application. Race to the Top is a fierce competition that awards federal funds only to those states willing to make bold changes to ensure all children succeed.

With schools across New York facing the prospect of a $1 billion reduction in state aid, we cannot pass up the opportunity to secure $700 million to help deliver a high-quality education.

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New York's application bids for urgently needed help

Buffalo News, February 3, 2010
By David Steiner
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