In States, GOP Winners Mapping Course for K-12

EdWeek reviews state trends in education that have bipartisan support – from teacher evaluation and common standards to seeking federal Race to the Top dollars. Changing these directions may not be easy for the Republican leaders elected in November 2010.

"The big incoming crop of Republican governors and state lawmakers will inherit bleak conditions for funding school programs and face potentially vexing decisions about whether to pursue the ambitious education proposals crafted by their predecessors, often with bipartisan support.

Many of those victorious GOP candidates campaigned on time-tested conservative platforms, emphasizing a return to local control over education and resistance to what they see as state and federal overreach.

But they will also take office during a dynamic time for education policy."

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