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Teacher Selection: Smart Selection vs. Dumb Selection
I had a twitter argument the other day about a blog posting that compared the current debate around “de-selection” of bad teachers to eugenics. It is perhaps a bit harsh to compare Hanushek (cited author of papers on de-selecting bad teachers) to Hitler, if that was indeed the intent. However, I did not take that […]
More Flunkin’ out from Flunkout Nation (and junk graph of the week!)
July 22, 2011
Earlier today I stumbled across this brilliant post by RiShawn Biddle over at Dropout Nation. Biddle boldly claims: Despite the arguments (and the pretty charts) of such defenders as Rutgers’ Bruce Baker, there is no evidence that spending more on American public education will lead to better results for children. Now, regarding the “no evidence” […]
Private Choices, Public Policy & Other People’s Children
July 8, 2011
I don’t spend much if any time talking about my personal decisions and preferences on this blog. It’s mostly about data and policy. There’s been much talk lately about whether a Governor’s or President’s choice to send their children to elite private schools, or where Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg or prominent “ed reformers” attended school […]
Zip it! Charters and Economic Status by Zip Code in NY and NJ
July 6, 2011
There’s no mystery or proprietary secret among academics or statisticians and data geeks as to how to construct simple comparisons of school demographics using available data. It’s really not that hard. It doesn’t require bold assumptions, nor does it require complex statistical models. Sometimes, all that’s needed to shed light on a situation is a […]
July 22, 2011
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