Comments on: Race to the Top Versus the Money Chase http://educationnext.org/race-to-the-top-versus-the-money-chase/ Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Education Next http://educationnext.org/race-to-the-top-versus-the-money-chase/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 Education Next Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:31:58 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49631814#comment-1123 This was identified as one of the "50 Essential Blog Posts on Education Reform" by OnlineCourses.org. To see the ranking, and the other essential posts, visit http://www.onlinecourses.org/2009/12/16/50-essential-blog-posts-on-education-reform/ This was identified as one of the “50 Essential Blog Posts on Education Reform” by OnlineCourses.org.
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]]> By: Ryan http://educationnext.org/race-to-the-top-versus-the-money-chase/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Ryan Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:40:48 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49631814#comment-990 The graduation rate of Native American students is abysmal, the alcoholism rate is abysmal, the suicide rate is abysmal, and you're seriously going to say that the NEA political spending is "more nefarious"? The graduation rate of Native American students is abysmal, the alcoholism rate is abysmal, the suicide rate is abysmal, and you’re seriously going to say that the NEA political spending is “more nefarious”?

]]> By: Paul DiPerna http://educationnext.org/race-to-the-top-versus-the-money-chase/comment-page-1/#comment-953 Paul DiPerna Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:18:54 +0000 http://educationnext.org/?p=49631814#comment-953 (also posted this on Ed Next's FB post) It would be interesting to evaluate Labor's concentration of political power within different sectors (e.g. education, manufacturing, transportation, services, construction..), and then compare these relative power "scores" across sectors. Political power could be measured as campaign (and lobbying?) contributions within a given sector and time period. I know this would be a crude analysis, but it would be interesting. Has anyone done this recently? My guess is that the NEA and AFT combine to have a much greater concentration of political power within education, particularly at the state level, when compared to other unions and their political power in respective sectors.. (also posted this on Ed Next’s FB post)

It would be interesting to evaluate Labor’s concentration of political power within different sectors (e.g. education, manufacturing, transportation, services, construction..), and then compare these relative power “scores” across sectors.

Political power could be measured as campaign (and lobbying?) contributions within a given sector and time period. I know this would be a crude analysis, but it would be interesting. Has anyone done this recently?

My guess is that the NEA and AFT combine to have a much greater concentration of political power within education, particularly at the state level, when compared to other unions and their political power in respective sectors..

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