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  1. New post: A game of inches in D.C. public schools - bit.ly/NoLaMm 9:32 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
  2. Career and Technical Education Might Motivate Students To Learn - bit.ly/KNjOyB 2:16 PM May 31st via TweetDeck
  3. @thechalkface @fiftycan Doesn't that imply that attention to what is measured and how its measured (e.g., this report) is worthwhile? 9:39 AM May 31st via TweetDeck in reply to thechalkface
  4. And @FiftyCAN also deserves credit for not attempting to rate or grade the systems. 8:23 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  5. This @FiftyCAN report provides a very useful, highly detailed summary of 10 teacher evaluation systems - bit.ly/KAGzrd 8:17 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  6. EdSector report says California's API is a poor measure: bit.ly/KADmI4 ; I tend to agree: bit.ly/wGNkg1 8:03 AM May 31st via TweetDeck
  7. @mattmillernow Summary of research re: "bottom third" teachers: bit.ly/tnCPHp ; And re: decline in tchr quality: bit.ly/secI7e 7:13 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
  8. 2006 APSA paper: The effects of voter ID requirements on turnout bit.ly/oe32qN 4:37 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
  9. Teach them a lesson? RT @CharlesMBlow: If I hear one more person pretentiously use the word pedagogy, I'm going to... (fill in the blank) 4:30 PM May 30th via TweetDeck
  10. Today's post: We should only hold schools accountable for things they can control - bit.ly/MVh1X1 6:46 PM May 29th via TweetDeck
  11. Today's post: We should only hold schools accountable for things they can control - bit.ly/MVh1X1 9:34 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  12. Watch Al Shanker debate Milton Friedman on school choice - youtu.be/BJtNJ5-Ma2w 8:39 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  13. New post: We should only hold schools accountable for things they can control - bit.ly/MVh1X1 6:56 AM May 29th via TweetDeck
  14. CALDER WP: Success in Community College: Do Institutions Differ? bit.ly/KnjXdd 8:27 AM May 28th via TweetDeck
  15. My dog responds to MD court calling pit bulls "inherently dangerous" yfrog.com/hsckjnyj #breedism 9:50 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  16. We know our rankings on international standardized tests, but what about voter turnout? bit.ly/s6rkdT 8:45 AM May 27th via TweetDeck
  17. CALDER WP: School Based Accountability and the Distribution of Teacher Quality Among Grades in Elementary Schools - bit.ly/Jl3fXW 7:27 AM May 26th via TweetDeck
  18. NBER: Heckman & Yi: Human Capital, Economic Growth, and Inequality in China - bit.ly/Kh7Hee 5:51 PM May 25th via TweetDeck
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