I have a few things to add to Kevin’s criticism (see below) of Linda Perlstein’s op-ed in today’s Washington Post. Just as Perlstein dismisses the potential of growth models and doesn’t address the critical distinction between a poorly designed law and poor execution of a law, she skates over NCLB’s existing provisions for students with [...]
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More from Perlstein
Coincidentally, the day after I posted about Linda Perlstein’s new book, Tested, she has an op-ed in the Post. In many ways, it’s Tested writ small: interesting, well-written, and less than meets the eye.
Perlstein is concerned about the impact of NCLB on students with disabilities. She recounts seeing “Whitney,” a fourth grade girl with mild [...]
Linda Perlstein’s Tested
At any given moment, there’s a limited amount of room in the general consciousness for books about education, and over the past few months a lot of that space has been occupied by Linda Perlstein’s new book, Tested. Which, as I explain in my review in this month’s Washington Monthly, is too bad. Tested is [...]
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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.