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Emory talk April 4 on accountability and expertise
I’ll be in Atlanta in a few weeks to talk about School Accountability and the Problem of Professional Expertise. The specifics: 11:30am -1:00 pmRoom 206, Tarbutton HallEmory University (map) Sociology, History, and Educational Studies are sponsoring my visit, and I’m delighted to have the chance to talk about my work.
Oregon, paper-and-pencil testing, and legal action
The Oregon Department of Education March 14 statement makes clear that the rumors of the disruption of online testing as a negotiating tactic by Vantage Learning have some solidity. As Deputy Superintendent Ed Dennis testified on Thursday, after months of conflict over contractual issues, the technical problems mysteriously appeared right after the state department of education […]
Oregon moves back to paper-and-pencil tests
After the disaster with Venture Systems’ online testing system, the Oregon Department of Education has decided to return to paper-and-pencil testing for the rest of the year. This change is going to be disruptive; how much or the effects on accountability measures, I don’t know.
Republicans are revolting
Please don’t make the obvious joke: Mel Brooks had the best shot at it many years ago. But the Washington Post story on Peter Hoekstra’s NCLB-emasculation bill is a telling indicator of the president’s declining moral and political authority within his own party. In 2000, he convinced voters he was a “compassionate conservative,” and his (deserved […]
NCLB "just like a communist country"?
In today’s Washington Post story on NCLB and the 100% proficiency goal, Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) is quoted with the inevitable comparison to outlandish claims from the Soviet era: “It’s just like a communist country saying that they used to have 100 percent participation in elections,” Hoekstra said. “You knew it wasn’t true, but a bureaucrat could […]