current event issues in education, race to the top
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This is a Current Events Issue regarding the Race to the Top grant through the U.S. Education DepartmentTRANSCRIPT
Current event issues in education
Cody GonyeauEDU 290 Tu,Th 9:30Dr. Dirkin
Michigan State House of Representative lawmakers look to more public education reforms
Ryan StevensDetroit Statehouse examineer
Michigan legislature did not pass for the federal educational grant-Race
to the Top dollars.
Why is this Issue Important??
The Michigan public school have been hurting financially, experiencing a deal of budget
cuts.
The state legislature was hoping to be one of the states that could be promoted with this
educational grant which would have saved a lot of jobs
The U.S. Department of Education demanded to document past educational reform success.
The state legislature was also asked to outline plans for what the money will be used for towards the public
school systems in Michigan
The states that won the Race to the Top Educational Grant were:
Colorado, Delaware,
Florida,Georgia, Illinois,
Kentucky, Louisiana,
Massachusetts, New York,
North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee.
Note: Is it odd that majority of the
winning states for this grant are
eastern states?
BENJAMIN GOHSEditorCharlevoix Courier
Was the Legislation necessarily the reason for this issue?
On account the state legislature had to put together an outline of budget
plan with the Race to the Top grant.
How might this impact K-12 in Michigan?
Within our recent decade
technology has found its way into the classroom. It has been forming a different way students may
learn.
Another reason why we could have used this grant in
Michigan is we could save and increase the number of
teaching jobs available in our state.
What is being done in result to this issue?
The state legislature has realized how important it is to focus on grants
directed towards our educational system.
Our state is now going to try to apply
for grants with a stronger budget
outline
In ConclusionOur legislature has now
undergone passing different educational budgets there
will be around a couple budget decisions this
upcoming year.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-42071-Detroit-Statehouse-Examiner~y2010m3d24-Michigan-State-House-of-Representative-lawmakers-look-to-more-public-education-ref
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