A couple weeks ago the Census released a report compiling expenditure data for states and localities, but its value was buried in a handful of stories with the headline, “Census: Feds Contributed Little to Schools in 2007,” the premise being that the federal government contributes, on average, 8.3 percent of all K–12 dollars. The articles [...]
All Posts Tagged: 'Class Size Reduction'
Pay for Performance: Chicken or Egg?
AFTie Ed responds to this post below on teacher pay:
My baseline position wasn’t “we’re not in this for the money, give us more money.” Instead it’s “we don’t have the option of being in it for the money, and trying to introduce that option without making the pie bigger isn’t a smart idea.” What I [...]
Categorical Imperatives
Per Friday’s back and forth between Beth, Kevin and John, isn’t the real culprit here the class size reduction policy itself and, more broadly, categorical programs that condition schools’ receipt of funding on undertaking specific activities that may not actually be the best use of funds for that particular school? Just because conservatives have tried [...]
Moral Education
From the AFTBlog: “Yes, deliberately falsifying documents is wrong, but….”
Rule of thumb in sentence construction: the word “but” does not belong after the words “falsifying documents is wrong.” Whatever you’re writing is sure to go downhill from there.
In this case, AFTie Beth is excusing a California school district that appears to have engaged in some [...]
School Reform by Referendum?
An interesting court case is happening in New York City – a coalition of parents and teachers, including representatives from Class Size Matters and the American Federation of Teachers, filed a lawsuit in order to place a class size referendum on the November ballot. The city blocked the referendum, which would set aside 25 percent [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
03/19/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on college graduation rates and the NCAA Tournament in the Detroit Free Press.
03/19/10 | Linda Perlstein links to Education Sector's "College- and Career-Ready" event.
03/17/10 | Ben Miller's column on graduation rates and NCAA Tournament eligibility is mentioned on The Wall Street Journal's The Daily Fix.
03/17/10 | Kevin Carey's critique of Diane Ravitch's latest book is quoted in Doublethink's Conventional Folly blog.
03/15/10 | Ben Miller pens an op-ed for US News & World Report on using graduation rates to determine NCAA Tournament eligibility.