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Education researchers Eric A. Hanushek, Paul E. Peterson, and Ludger Woessmann released a new report, “Achievement Growth: International and U.S. State Trends in Student Performance.” In comparisons of test score…
In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, former Secretary of State George Shultz and renowned education scholar Eric Hanushek declare, In addressing our current fiscal and economic woes,…
View in Your Browser Welcome Despite North Carolina’s "introspective" testing program, researchers are able to employ statistical techniques that make reliable national and international comparisons possible. How does North…
Recently, I examined Jeffrey B. Maples’ 2009 dissertation, “An Analysis of the Effects of Class Size on Student Achievement in Selected Middle Schools in the Sandhills Region of North Carolina.”…
Eric Hanushek offers a few timely observations in this Wall Street Journal op-ed. All sides of the educational policy debate now accept that the key determinant of school effectiveness is…
There is a lot to say about the issue of class size. The consensus among education researchers is that smaller class sizes can matter in some situations, but teacher quality…
Hal, thank you for providing information to refute Reich’s silliness. Matt, I blogged on the Washington Post article earlier this week. This research should make the education establishment think twice…
An article in the Washington Post considers whether simultaneously raising class sizes and teacher pay might improve student achievement. It is an interesting idea, but I tend to side with…
I have always wanted to post a blog that says North Carolina should follow Las Vegas’s lead. There is just something whimsical, maybe vertiginous, about it. Anyway, here is my…
Well, if “We knew it all along” as Hanushek and Raymond point out, we have sure taken our time understanding the implications. Accountability and actual teaching in education: a good…