Delaware symposium
I’ve had a wonderful time in the past two and a half days in Newark, Delaware, as a presenter at a University of Delaware symposium on the past, present, and future of special education. I had the chance to catch up with several friends I hadn’t seen in a few years, make some new friends, […]
College graduation
The new Ed Sector report by Kevin Carey, Graduation Rate Watch, summarizes some of the material available from the IPEDS 6-year graduation measures for four-year colleges and universities. The main point is that there are vast differences within different higher-ed sectors not only in 6-year graduation stats but also Black-White differences in graduation. He correctly […]
The Indiana Jones response to philosophy-of-research blogging
Kevin Carey has his say on a preponderance-of-evidence standard on policy propositions (in response to an Eduwonkette discussion of growth measures). Skoolboy responds. I wouldn’t go all ad-lib-for-convenience on you all if it weren’t 11:20 at night, but I’m tired, and since this is a meta-discussion about judging teachers based on test scores, I’ll just […]
Head-scratching time on another “teacher sex scandal” news story
I know that newspapers sometimes dig for stories, but the story today in the St. Pete Times, Does the rise in alternatively trained teachers spell trouble?, is just bewildering. The reporter is asking if the fact that two of the six came through alternative-certification programs is an indication that alternative certification programs are magnets for […]
Sketching a course 6
Habits and experienceToday I’m trying desperately to finish a paper that is far too late. Part of the delay is the craziness that is my professional and union life, but another part is that I am delving into two subjects that I have not been diligent in keeping up with. I am keenly interested in […]