Firing another salvo in the baseball / teaching debate in response to this post from Matt Tabor, Leo Casey begins with an ode to the pastoral nature of the game, pivots to a defense of baseball unionization and Curt Flood–which no one is disputing–before seizing on word that Tabor quotes someone else using: commodity. “We [...]
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Again With the Not Understanding Baseball
Look: If people want to challenge the premise of comparing baseball to teachers in New York, fine. But if you’re going to make the argument on baseball terms, then have your facts in order. First there was this, then Leo Casey says:
It now appears that “Billyball,” as its advocates called Beane’s statistical approach, doesn’t have [...]
Still More on the Progessive Solution
This back-and-forth between James Forman and Leo Casey, picking up on the conversation Sara and I started last week on the lack of progressive solutions to dysfunctional urban school systems, includes some worthwhile posts on both sides. Leo’s distinctions between corruption, patronage, and incompetence are legit, and he’s right to disparage silver-bullet free market solutions–although [...]
The Unions Come Clean
Over at EdWise, Leo Casey finally reveals the answer to the Master’s degree mystery. It’s well worth reading, because Leo describes exactly what’s wrong with teacher policy today. But first, a few house-cleaning items:
Leo alleges that the Clotfelder, Ladd, and Vigdor (CLV) study cited in the previous post refutes the findings and recommendations in the [...]
Why I Love Leo Casey
Read this post, in which Leo both weighs in on the homework debate and critiques Alfie Kohn’s broader world view. I don’t agree with everything Leo says, but he cuts to the heart of what’s wrong with the debate that’s often constructed between “rigor” and “authentic learning.”
Blogging at its Best
Sometimes the blogosphere (I try to peruse both its education and parts of its political subspheres with some regularity) seems so nasty, trivial, personal, and reactionary that I wish it would go away. But two recent posts by Joe Williams (at the Chalkboard) and Leo Casey (at EdWize), both men I respect very much and [...]
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.