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 […]
Inconsistency (again) between Florida school grades and AYP judgments
The 2006 letter grades assigned to Florida’s public schools—and AYP classifications— came out today, and as expected the governor talked about the increasing number of schools labeled A and B, while the press has thus far not picked up on the increasing inconsistency between Florida’s ‘grades’ and the AYP classifications (PDF). In the pie-chart comparisons, […]
More on Churchill
The full report of the standing committee on research misconduct at the University of Colorado Boulder should answer the questions raised about the political context of the Churchill investigation, from both those critical of the investigation for proceeding at all and from those who wondered if UCB would address the question of why Churchill was […]
A true defender of academic freedom
No, I’m not talking about Ward Churchill, whom a University of Colorado committee today recommended be dismissed for research misconduct. I mean Michael Bérubé, whose speech at the AAUP annual meeting today is another thoughtful essay on the needs of universities. Another must-read. (Incidentally, someone who cannot tell the difference between Bérubé and Churchill is […]
Well, that was fine as far as it went
By Sherman Dorn on June 14, 2006
I don’t think I’m going to be doing any more substantive writing or focusing for the rest of the evening, thanks to the growing batting skills of my 11-year-old son. The batting cage didn’t have a screen, and I (stupidly) threw him BP. He effectively walloped the ball several times, and one of the line […]
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