Comments on: An Annotated Press Release?

By: One Happy Fela and Parteeee at Gotham

One Happy Fela and Parteeee at Gotham — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:26:13 +0000

[...] (Eduwonkette), her former mentor and co-blogger as Skoolboy, Aaron Pallas (with an interesting anecdote about the party), Alexander Russo, who I met formally for the first time, Arthur Goldstein. I saw [...]

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:41:23 +0000

They won’t be happy until No Child’s Behind Is Left.

BTW, if your kid has a fever, how many times an hour should you take his or her temperature with a busted thermometer?

By: Fred Smith

Fred Smith — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:52:45 +0000

Thanks for lampooning David Cantor and his accomplices at Tweed. They’re spinning our kids into the ground. Taking gold and turning it into straw. Saving a system by destroying it.

Education has become all about clever catch phrases: Bush’s No Child Left Behind and Bloomberg’s Children First. Is anything real happening in between? And testing is the bridge… to nowhere.

By: JOHN THOMPSON

JOHN THOMPSON — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:08:36 +0000

Aaron, that’s acoincidence. I just came across a sililar briefing paper for D.C. schools
don’t let them look at 8th grade NAEP even though it is by far the most important data because it tells more about comprehension over time. Like Duncan just told Ed Week, you don’t get a career based on 3rd grade (or 4th) scores.

The growth in D.C. was in the 90th perecntile scores. Scores were flat for for low-income students and had a statistically insignificant decline for Blacks in DC. So maybe the improvement comes from gentrification….

By: Michael M.

Michael M. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:34:35 +0000

Truth Squad? Meet the one-man Truth Serum Squad.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:46:16 +0000

Just a quick “thanks” for your public contributions. This satirical piece is brilliant. Your recent rejoinder to the 60 Minutes propaganda was also a refreshing riposte. Thanks Dr. P!