Coal to Newcastle
The one quick observation I have about reporting that Waiting for Superman is the feature for an upcoming Florida legislative movie night, sponsored by the governor-elect: Florida already has a vigorous charter sector. So the message of the movie in concrete terms would be to change what for the state, precisely?
Consequences of poisoning the well…
Less outing of individual teachers and more analysis like this would help move this issue to a more productive place. via Eduwonk » Blog Archive » LIFOsuction At The LAT. Andy Rotherham is right in explaining how the L.A. Times shot themselves in the foot with the first wave of articles using value-added measures. The […]
The Louis Rukeyser Memorial Award for Overplaying Results
…a slight jump in their test scores at schools where teachers received performance-based pay… [emphasis added] via Texas study suggests teacher merit pay works [St. Petersburg Times Gradebook blog]. Anyone see the mismatch between the headline and the text? Reminds me of a common stock-market reporting tactic: "The Dow Jones fell more than 14 points […]