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Three shots at graduation rates
Below are three different takes on graduation rates and the Miller-McKeon discussion draft (which includes an elaborate definition of graduation rates and a 2.5% improvement target folded into AYP). This is partly a short description of my reaction to that piece of the discussion draft and partly an experiment in using different multimedia (including Youtube […]
So, um, … how about writing about MY book?
Kevin Carey wrote yesterday: At any given moment, there’s a limited amount of room in the general consciousness for books about education, and over the past few months a lot of that space has been occupied by Linda Perlstein’s new book, Tested. Which, as I explain in my review in this month’s Washington Monthly, is […]
Backlash against formative assessment
As reported in the Orlando Sentinel education blog, some educators are worried about the time occupied by tests given throughout the year, tests that school districts hope will track predicted scores on the spring tests in Florida (FCAT): In plain language there are 8 full student days wasted on these tests. By the time FCAT comes […]
The adults v. children meme of facile ed policy talk, part 375
Ruben Navarette (hat tip) captures a thumbnail historical myth embodied in the “adults vs. children” theme in accountability talk: Public schools have, for generations, crafted an environment that caters to the needs and wants of the adults who work in the schools rather than those of the children who attend them. As Seymour Sarason has […]
NAEP scores out
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (2007) scores are out, and here’s a quick response on reading for the country and Florida: 1) The U.S. Department of Education report focuses on feel-good comparisons with 2005, when looking back further gives a different picture. Yes, in fourth grade reading for the country’s children, the average scale score has […]