Words of wisdom from educators piloting new teacher evaluation systems. (Hechinger Report)

Everybody wants to be like Nate. Could Nate Silver’s popularity incite interest in math, like CSI did for forensic science? (MindShift)

What is PIE? Not that delicious dessert, but this. (PIE Network)

The biggest education issue of 2012? You choose. Vote here. (Education Next) Tweet Continue Reading »

Nate Silver has already changed the way people evaluate baseball players. During this election cycle, he also changed the conventional wisdom about whether that the outcome would be “too close to call.”

So I’m thinking it may be time for him to turn his talents to education.

Silver first came to national prominence with his statistical modeling in baseball. At a time wContinue Reading »

Tonight at 9 P.M. EST, President Barack Obama will deliver his second State of the Union.  Education policy will likely be an important topic of the speech, considering that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act continues to await renewal and that global competitiveness has become a serious concern for the nation.  This edition of Quick Hits is dedicated to the news, expectations, and goodContinue Reading »

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Number of students who earned a D under a new Mount Olive, NJ plan that eliminates the option of giving students this grade. (Boston Globe)

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TCU’s Power Rating, according to Nate Silver. Which means they should get into a good bowl game. Which explains why the Big East wants them, even though “it is not anywhere in the direction of the Northeast, unless you’re naContinue Reading »