The Education Wars II

Obama spent the first anniversary of his being elected president talking about the need to browbeat school districts to follow a corrupt business model as espoused by his secretary of education Arne Duncan:

In unveiling the new grant program back in July, Obama said he was issuing a challenge to educators in every state. "If you set and enforce rigorous and challenging standards and assessments; if you put outstanding teachers at the front of the classroom; if you turn around failing schools, your state can win a Race to the Top grant," he said.

In his remarks today, Obama is expected to discuss how his administration is finalizing the rules for grant applications. He will also highlight reform efforts that are already beginning.

Examples include a new core curriculum in Missouri; decisions in California and Indiana to link data on student achievement to teacher performance; and expanded use of charter schools in Illinois, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

Make no mistake: Obama and Duncan are enemies of public education.