Month: February 2014

• Were kids actually smarter decades ago?: Student achievement data trends (NAEP, etc.)

  12–18 minutes

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  February 4, 2014

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  High-Stakes Testing

  To understand the success and failures of public education in United States and Texas (as measured by achievement tests), I ask the following research questions in this post: How do the nation’s public schools perform on the NAEP over the past several decades? Were kids actually smarter 30 years ago in the U.S? Also, how…

  

• Narrative vs. Counter-narrative: Teach For America in their own words

  5–8 minutes

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  February 2, 2014

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  Teach For America

  What do Teach For America corps members say in private conversation? How can you not love Teach For America after having a conversation with one of their gregarious and articulate supporters? Their rhetoric is convincing— typically tugging on the heartstrings. Have you also noticed that they are also masters of citing data that they have…