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Growth models, technocracy, democracy, and algebra
I had thought that my being anxious and out of sorts for several days was from that line-drive hit into my leg two weeks ago and the resulting swelling and discomfort. But no—it was from the interruption of the book-writing for other things that are quite valuable (the journal, the article on migration and graduation […]
In NSA and McGraw-Hill, we face problems of both technology and democracy
An Associated Press story today on using cryptography to allow more data-mining while (at least in theory) protecting privacy has an important point buried deep in the story: many of us just don’t trust the cryptography. Without some external, independent, transparent review of the technology, a good many of us don’t want the NSA or […]
Longitudinal student database glitches
It’s rare when you can combine SAS (stats package) geekery and education policy analysis, so I have to take advantage of this opportunity. This morning, I had a discussion with a staff member of the Florida Department of Education, specifically in its data-warehouse unit. Very kindly, the staff in the data warehouse allow state researchers […]
Standardized testing and accountability have a complicated history
As I’ve caught up on other work tasks, caught a line drive in my leg, and caught up with some reading, I’ve only pecked away at the remaining tasks on chapter 1 (on the political roots of accountability). Well, not really—I’ve received quite a bit of advice on the history of standardized testing and accountability […]
No writing yesterday, and we’ll see about today
I’ve spent the past 36 hours doing non-writing work when I’ve had the chance (which is complicated by dropping my daughter at camp, then worrying about said daughter because of Tropical Storm [soon-to-be Hurricane] Alberto), plus other things. So with regards to chapter 1, I’ve been going through the 10 books I brought home to […]