Yes, New York was one of the 10 winners in the Race to the Big Bucks competition and as a result, schools across the state will be receiving $700 million in School Aid.
This is a good thing, congratulations and all that. But what remains to be seen is how they will use this money. Will it be used to help teachers effectively teach? Will it be the catalyst for the – much talked about, but nothing done – reforms that the unions and school administrators have been screaming about for 6 months?
The main question seems to be how the money will affect the rest of the state outside of New York City. Will this money be extended to smaller communities who never seem to catch up with The City? According to B. Jason Brooks, the research director for the Foundation for Education Reform and Accountability, “On its face, it doesn’t make huge differences in New York City,” he said. “But changing the curriculum and state standards is really going to allow them to do new things.”
I hope so. But, as we all know, any noteworthy changes or reforms take a considerable amount of time to implement. But I hope they find a way to make their education system better for the students, teachers, and parents. Oh, and maybe now the “educrats” can now get their fancy chairs.
Read the full article in the New York Times.
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