Just Drop Out of 'Race to the Top'

Andy Wolf, always an astute observer of New York's educational scene, advises the state's officials not to submit an application in the next round of "Race to the Top" competition for federal cash. Showering public schools with more money has not improved their performance, and, as Wolf notes, the federal funds would amount to a mere one-third of 1% per year of the total state expenditures for the schools. More important, the "Race" process has proven to be so intrusive that to accept the cash would give the feds too much control over local school affairs.