Tag Archives: education research
New study of the DC voucher program
In an article published in the Spring 2013 issue of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, University of Arkansas professor Patrick J. Wolf and his colleagues examined student performance data for students who were selected and students who were denied a voucher as a result of a lottery selection process. Wolf et al concluded,Continue Reading
The latest in NC research
In a NC State dissertation titled “Who Has Access to 8th Grade Algebra in North Carolina? A Case Study of Mathematics Placement Practices for Algebra I,” Peter Eley found Analysis of the data revealed that students predicted to gain access to 8 th grade Algebra did not, in fact, gain access. However, students who wereContinue Reading
The class size debate…continued…again
It is interesting to see “progressives” applaud the Senate GOP for their effort to reduce class sizes in the early grades. (But don’t get them wrong, they still hate – HATE – the Senate education budget proposal.) I particularly enjoyed their claims about JLF’s response to the Senate proposal: Claim: The John Locke Foundation maintainsContinue Reading