http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2010/02/race-to-the-top-or-just-to-the-middle/ School Board News Today, an online publication of NSBA, provides timely and relevant stories and analysis from NSBA and other news outlets to school board members, administrators, and all others interested in K-12 education. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:57:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/2010/02/race-to-the-top-or-just-to-the-middle/comment-page-1/#comment-13731 Claus Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:03:49 +0000 http://leadingsource.asbj.com/?p=3321#comment-13731 Hmm--I'm not sure I would characterize states' actions as laziness. We might also be dealing with the question of state capacity. And then there may the conviction in states that their own reform measures are bound to be more effective than those being mandated from Washington. States might be right or wrong if they hold this conviction, but I think they're generally motivated by a desire to improve matters. Hmm–I’m not sure I would characterize states’ actions as laziness. We might also be dealing with the question of state capacity. And then there may the conviction in states that their own reform measures are bound to be more effective than those being mandated from Washington. States might be right or wrong if they hold this conviction, but I think they’re generally motivated by a desire to improve matters.

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