Walking the talk…
The education news of the day is the president’s speech before the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on education policy. No one should be surprised at the themes (investing in early-childhood education, raising standards, improving teacher quality, fostering innovation, and increasing access to higher education). Nor is the next level of policy surprising in terms of […]
Quips on “learning styles”
After the Dallas ISD blog entry on “learning styles” Friday, a few thoughts came to mind over the weekend (so this is a belated Out of Left Field Friday note): I am so happy that people who claim to be kinesthetic learners don’t actually try that out in all situations. “Officer, you shouldn’t ticket me. […]
Set-aside questions answered?
Per David Hoff’s question Friday on whether the “spend it quickly” provision of ARRA will conflict with the mandate to set aside 20% of Title I funds in schools or districts not meeting AYP, the initial guidance on the relevant USDOE webpage doesn’t appear to be that clear. But a few things come to mind: […]
Closures and transitions
There is a double standard at work right now in the discussion over the federal DC voucher program. I’m not just speaking of the evidentiary slipperiness Aaron Pallas pointed out Monday and Thursday. In addition, I am thinking of the argument that students in DC-area private schools on the vouchers should not have their schooling […]
Yikes!
Per Brad DeLong and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U-6 is now at 14.8%. U-6 is the “alternative measure of unemployment” that includes underemployment: “Total unemployed, plus all marginally attached workers, plus total employed part time for economic reasons, as a percent of the civilian labor force plus all marginally attached workers.” Those who truly […]