Another victory in the struggle against the Bush/Obama war on schools!!!!!

[Orlandodem]

SNIP

A Maryland legislative committee voted Monday to reject a new regulation requiring that half of teachers' evaluations be based on student progress, calling into question the future of a $250 million federal Race to the Top grant.

The move is a challenge to a core component of the education plan proposed by Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and State Schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick in the spring. The federal money was awarded in part because Maryland promised that student progress would be such a large component of the evaluations, and President Obama has encouraged such changes.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/08/AR2010110806668.html

First, Michelle Rhee's mayor went down in flames leading to her departure. Now this. Let's work together to defeat the Bush/Obama education plan!!!!!!!!!

[laughingliberal]

1. Big K & R! nt

[jody]

2. Teachers' evaluations should be based on student progress

But only if teachers are allowed to choose their own students.

[bemildred]

3. Well said. Authority and responsibility go together.

I can remember when our leaders would say things like "The buck stops here." and mean it. Now we get cluelessness as a defense for incompetence.