The Persuasive and Progressive Case for School Choice, Vouchers, and...
I went to Wesleyan University, a far left paradise where the number of conservatives could be counted on two hands (one for students, one for faculty). Naturally, in my first education policy class, we...
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Asking questions when you know the answers: a case study in confirmation...
Before I discuss more comprehensively my critiques of market based school reforms, I thought I’d write about this new article in Education Next, written by Marc Holley, evaluation unit director at the...
View ArticleThoughts on Tony Bennett: Honesty, Holistic Grading, and the Market Long-game
In case you missed it, Florida schools’ chief Tony Bennett resigned last week because when he was chief of Indiana’s schools, he changed the grade of a school (Christel House) run by strong financial...
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Looking Closer at 40-year NAEP Educational Trends, Ed Historians Needed!
Paul Peterson, prolific and distinguished Harvard professor, has written a blog post discussing in more depth his WSJ Op-Ed on the apparent growth of the black-white achievement gap under President...
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The Difference Between Charter and Public: A Nuanced Look at NYC Common Core...
In an initial take on the data from the new common core assessments in New York, Gary Rubinstein does something very interesting: He compares 2012 results with 2013 results for charter and public...
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More thoughts on Democracy Prep, Common Core, and Defensive Reformers
As I’ve said a few times, the only people who I really consider enemies in the education debates are those who willfully distort or ignore data to reinforce prior held beliefs. Sadly, I’m beginning to...
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Why nitpick about charter school data when there are so many low performing...
I had the pleasure last night of meeting someone in the teachforus comments who was to my right on educational policy issues. The rarity of such an occasion speaks more to those who populate this...
View ArticleAsking the Right Questions about Teacher Retention in Charter Schools
The New York Times has a story about the potentially deleterious effects of teacher turnover. Matt Yglesias, a fantastic blogger on economic issues and one of the best articulators of the pro-market...
View ArticleIn which I state Diane Ravitch is Illogical, and argue that Eric Hanushek is...
(I apologize for the sassy tone below, but now that I’m in grad school I need a place to let out this side of me). I’m talking about Diane Ravitch and Eric Hanushek here. Actually, I can’t bring myself...
View ArticleThinking about adult learning/development and the career path of a teacher
*This post is taken from a paper I wrote for graduate school. I’m posting it because I’m interested in getting feedback from people who don’t spend their life in a university library. I apologize for...
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