Obama’s State of the Union speech is tonight. Reflecting on the past year, I find it has been a year of recovery. States, individuals, businesses, and organizations have been dramatically impacted by the economy. What has happened in the U.S. has had resounding ripple effects around the world and fortunately for some, some countries are in better shape than we are here. So if last year’s theme was recovery, what should we look forward to in 2010? We will find in some cases it

After being out of the States for 4 months, I have returned to find that Race to the Top is one of the Obama administration’s catalysts for significant education reform. During the past week I attended 3 Race to the Top Assessment hearings, all held in DC.  Here are comments I submitted: January 19, 2009 Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Attention: Race to the Top Assessment Program U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Room 3E108 Washington, DC