There’s been some good blogging lately on how to interpret the studies on Teach For America (TFA) teacher effectiveness – see Matthew Di Carlo and Adam Ozimek. But neither addresses the research from a Relinquisher standpoint. Here’s what they say:…
Author Archives: Neerav Kingsland
The Value-Added Debate: A Relinquisher Responds
April 3, 2012 – 8:00 am
Both the LA Times and New York Times recently published value-added scores of teachers. Much debate, to say the least, has ensued. So what’s a Relinquisher (someone who supports public regulation but non-profit operation of schools) to make of all…
Andrei Shleifer, Communism & School Reform
March 9, 2012 – 12:19 pm
Andre Shleifer, a professor of Economics at Harvard, recently wrote an excellent article: “Seven Things I Learned About Transition from Communism.” In case you don’t know Andre, some consider him to be the most cited economist in the world. The…
“No Excuses” Teacher Support
January 9, 2012 – 8:00 am
Education reform debates often pit “no excuses” charter schools against the greater national teaching workforce. This is generally tiresome on all fronts. In particular, a critical element — teacher support — isn’t even in the ring. It is buried underneath…
Forget “Quickster”— On ED Reform, Reed Hastings is Right
November 1, 2011 – 3:26 pm
You might be familiar with these stats: the average urban education superintendent’s tenure is 3.6 years (56 percent improvement since 1999, when it was 2.3 years). In the private sector, average CEO tenure is around 7 years, nearly double that…
All Hail Finland?
October 6, 2011 – 8:00 am
Everyone is talking about Finland’s education system (here, here, here – forget it, just google “Finland is awesome” and you’ll see what I mean). Steve Peha jumped into the fray on this space yesterday. People talk about Finland for good…
Sticking it to ‘The Man’
August 23, 2011 – 8:00 am
Once, someone asked me about the modern education reform movement, and this is what I said: “The past twenty years of education reform consist of brilliant people working very, very hard to achieve moderate gains.” Why has this occurred? See…