The Strengthening America's Future Initiative
The Committee on Education & Competitiveness has focused on a number of issues in its meetings: setting rigorous common standards and assessments benchmarked internationally; increasing transparency and communication about the urgent need to improve education; strengthening the teacher corps for both current and future teachers; using technology to increase teacher and student productivity; and encouraging and preparing more students for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers and citizenship decisions. It is imperative that the Obama Administration use the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and Race to the Top funds to hold states and districts accountable for significant reforms in K-12 education. The Race to the Top proposals must be evaluated through a merit-based peer review involving educators who are able to identify proposals that can lead to transformative changes. Establishing a national laboratory in a small cadre of states with excellent plans for creating effective educational systems that move all students forward will achieve far more for the country than simply spreading funds across all states that apply. .
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