Matthew Yglesias makes a quick point that deserves elaboration, particularly in the current financial climate. His basic argument (and I’m adding some of my own as well) is that if we think of the “economy” consisting only of the stock market, then sure, the bailout seems like on OK idea. But there’s also measures of [...]
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Say No to Cheap Choice
On Tuesday, Matthew Yglesias commented on the report ES released this week on interdistrict school choice (see below for more posts about this). Yglesias questions my use of the word “only” to discuss our finding that 10 to 20 percent of students would likely benefit from interdistrict choice. Instead he argues that for the students [...]
Reality Time
Matt Yglesias observes the spate of union-sponsored Fenty-bashing at the Democratic national convention, driven in large part by the Fenty administration’s proposal to pay teachers a lot more money in exchange for more accountability and less job security, and doesn’t like what he sees. (Side note: let’s all agree to apply some standards of objectivity [...]
You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
While Kevin and Andy are merrily debating with Matthew Yglesias about the possibility and meaning of “closing achievement gaps,” another post on young Mr. Yglesias’ site today –about indie rock bands and record lables, of all things–put me in mind of an issue I’ve been thinking about a good bit recently–the role of Educational Management [...]
Yglesias on the Achievement Gap
Matt Yglesias responds to Zachary Norris’ post about closing the achievement gap in Baltimore:
But what would it mean — what could it mean — to close the achievement gap between high- and low-SES students in American schools? For a whole variety of reasons, this just doesn’t seem like it’s going to be possible. At the [...]
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.