Charter School Formula for Financial Success but Educational Failure
Latest Story There are some charter schools that are successful. They tend to exist on their own...
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Author: Jack Hassard
Re-Blog of Twitter Charter Debate with Michelle Rhee & Julian Vasquez Heilig
This “twitter debate” from Julian Vasquez Heilig’s blog appeared in my inbox today. I am working on a post on charters and public schools based on an EPI study of the Rocketship Education charters in Milwaukee....
Read MoreWhy Achievement Test Scores are Poor Indicators of Student Learning and Teacher Effectiveness
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has established a single variable as the way to reward and punish schools, teachers, students and their parents. The fact that I have used the terms “rewards” and...
Read MoreWhy No Mention of the Effect of Poverty on Georgia’s College and Career Ready Performance Index?
Georgia released a lot of data about every school in the state which is summarized by a score attained through the College and Career Ready Performance Index. When the results were released this week by John Barge, State...
Read MoreGeorgia’s College & Career Ready Performance Index is Not Scientific But is a Media Darling
Latest Story The Georgia Department of Education would have you believe that the College & Career Ready Performance Index is based on scientific research, and is a valid and reliable “index” of school...
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