The White House did not receive enough applicants in a contest it launched for schools to win a commencement address by President Obama so it extended the deadline and made the application process easier.
The contest, officially called “Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge,” invites schools to demonstrate how their school best prepares students for college and a career.
CBS News reports on an internal Feb. 22 White House memo that says only 14 schools had applied, and it asks recipients to "please keep the application number close hold."
The deadline was moved from Feb 25 to March 11.
A Feb. 28 memo then reported that there were 68 applications, compared with more than 1,000 schools in the 2010 contest. The memo says, according to CBS, “Something isn’t working,” and it urges White House staff to ask legislators and other public officials to encourage schools to apply.
Indeed, SOMETHING isn't working, Obama White House.
It's your education policy.
Ah, the Schadenfreude! This is HILARIOUS.Clear evidence that even HIGH SCHOOLERS don't trust Oprah-Bama. Keep the backlash comin', kids!
ReplyDeleteLet's hope this is a prelude to the 2012 campaign and election.
ReplyDeleteThe DNC keeps asking for financial support. Not a dime for this administration. If O'Bama wants Gates and Co to like him then he can ask them for support. Any teacher who supports this presidents education platform is supporting the end of tenure, due process, and public education.
ReplyDeleteAnon, yep, Schadenfreude indeed. Nice to see the wheels coming off and bearings coming unhinged from the Obama trainwreck. I am not for the "Dems are the lesser evils" crap any more. I will vote some socialist candidate in 2012 and to hell with the 2 capitalist parties.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on this, g3. The people who say we MUST vote for Obama or we get the Walkers of the world conveniently forget that the Obama admin brought us the Korean trade pact, Race to the Top, union busting on the UAW, privatization to the education system, TARP/TALF, Ben Bernanke's renomination, and the HAMP extend and pretend program.
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a progressive record to be proud of.
And not one I will reward with my vote.