Friday, November 28, 2014

Myth of the Powerful Teacher Doctrine: Excuse to Keep Funding Low

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“The research-based truth is that the teacher effect (i.e., 10-20% of the variance in test scores) is not strong enough to supersede the pow...
Friday, November 21, 2014

When Accountability Becomes a Wall-Street Tactic of 'Cooking-the-Books'

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What happens when all that matters are test scores? Just ask former El Paso Superintendent Lorenzo Garcia who was sentenced by a federal ju...
Thursday, November 20, 2014

Desk: Interesting Blogging App for Mac Users

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I have posted about some Mac blogging software options before. Recently, I stumbled upon Desk, which offers some features totally unlike the...
Saturday, November 15, 2014

9 Reminders for School Leaders When Reviewing Value-Added Data with Teachers

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“A VAM (Value-Added Model) score may provide teachers and administrators with information on their students’ performance and identify areas...
Sunday, October 26, 2014

Testing and Accountability: More Oppressive and Destructive Than Ever!

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"You can prep kids for a standardized test, get a bump in scores, yet not be providing a very good education." Mike Rose, "...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Merit Pay's Continued Failure in Education and Some Darn Good Reasons Why!

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“How reward power is exercised affects outcome. Compliance is most likely if the reward is something valued by the target person. Thus, it ...
Thursday, September 25, 2014

Tillis, McCrory, Berger & Company's Hidden Anti-Public Ed Budget

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In this News and Observer article entitled "A Hidden, Drastic Change in NC School Funding" Helen Ladd and Edward Fiske describe m...