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ESEA political scorecard: Halloween version
Look! It’s some of our favorite pundits and advocates dressed up in classic costumes just in time for Halloween. Let’s start with the Dickensian getups.
ESEA reauthorization politics, short version
With all the twists and turns in the last week, reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is looking more like the end of the major-league regular season than deliberation, which may be a good thing considering the tales of legislation and sausage. But it’s turning my lack of commentary on specifics into a virtue. […]
Barone vs. Barone on goals: I am confused (with update)
For several years, DFER ((Democrats for Education Reform)) staff member Charlie Barone has been pointing out that the nominal 100%-proficient AYP requirement for 2014 is not, in fact, 100%: NCLB’s “safe harbor” provision allows schools to meet AYP if all subgroups improve in the proportion labeled “proficient” by a certain amount (or, rather, the formula […]
All your speaking fee are belong to me
Alexander Russo has a long and somewhat confusing entry this morning, Smearing Ravitch Will Likely Blow Up In Reformers Faces, whose confusing presentation is probably rooted in the confusing presentation of Whitney Tilson, whom he quotes (and who quotes others in a style best described as confectionary). A few quick thoughts: Brill and Ravitch will both […]
Burn the technocratic suck
Jeff Henig, writing last week as a guest at Rick Hess’s blog: [T]he high promise of policy by algorithm mutates into cause for concern when data are thin, algorithms theory-bare and untested, and results tied to laws that enshrine automatic rewards and penalties. Technocratic accountability policy happens to be one of my favorite fads to study, […]