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Eduwonkette: skoolboy's Rejoinder

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Wednesday, January 2, 2008. Part of what is at issue is what kinds of evidence are persuasive. There are two main considerations: (a) a study’s internal validity, and (b) a study’s external validity. Internal validity refers to the credibility of cause-and-effect claims within. 8220;[class size] studies are of varying quality and often examine very different outcomes for different populations. Should the amalgamation of such studies be trusted? Is there adequate space? I thought that my posts last week w...

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Eduwonkette: Leonie Haimson Responds to Skoolboy on Class Size

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Tuesday, January 1, 2008. Leonie Haimson Responds to Skoolboy on Class Size. I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday. Below, Leonie Haimson, Executive Director of NYC's Class Size Matters, responds to skoolboy's posts on class size:. Eduwonkette offered me the opportunity to respond to Skoolboy’s postings on class size –which I originally rejected since I wanted to at least try to spend a few days over the holidays in relative peace with my family, and not have to argue about this topic. Analyzed the results...

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Eduwonkette: This week: Class size, the sequel

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Sunday, December 30, 2007. This week: Class size, the sequel. Last week, skoolboy wrote a series of posts about class size (see here. I'll be celebrating the new year on Monday and Tuesday, so we'll meet again in 2008. On Wednesday, Leonie Haimson of NYC's Class Size Matters will respond to skoolboy's posts. On Thursday and Friday, I'll take a look at the recently released NYC class size data. In the meantime, check out skoolboy's top 5 education stories of 2007 here. Happy New Year, everyone!

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Eduwonkette: Poor kids have it easy

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Thursday, January 3, 2008. Poor kids have it easy. The cat's out of the bag, folks. Poor kids have the life. And coast right into selective schools, according to a new book, reported on here. In the Wall Street Journal. We all understand that being a rich white kid puts one at a disadvantage in the college-admissions process. But it is worth pausing to savor the irony of an institution that charges as much as $45,000 a year asking its applicants to demonstrate their proletarian credentials. I'm especiall...

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Eduwonkette: School Size and Class Size in NYC

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Friday, January 4, 2008. School Size and Class Size in NYC. Do smaller schools in NYC have smaller classes? I took at look at the numbers for 9th grade English general education classes. Here's what I found:. These averages conceal the fact that a much higher proportion of small schools have very small classes. 24% of small schools have average classes of 20 or fewer, while 7% of medium sized schools and 2% of large schools do. One hypothesis is that some small schools have been able to find ways to turn...

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Your School Your Choice: August 2008

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008. Education Reform is a Non- Partisan Issue. Marketwatch.com reported recently that multiple groups. Including Democrats for Education Reform. And the Reverend Al Sharpton gathered in Denver to push for education reforms on the eve of the Democrat National Convention. Many of the reforms that this organization calls for are centered on school choice and other creative ideas that have too often been labeled right wing attempts to end public schooling. Democrats for Education Reform.

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Eduwonkette: 11/11/07

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Friday, November 16, 2007. The Trouble with NYC Report Card Peer Groups. Central to the NYC Report Cards is the idea of a "peer group." The concept is a good one - it's not fair to compare schools serving vastly different populations of kids, as does NCLB, because kids may be doing worse in school because of out-of-school issues the school can't control. How did this work out? Consider elementary school PS 196 in Queens, which received a B, as an example. PS 196 serves students who are:. But is being com...

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Eduwonkette: 11/25/07

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Friday, November 30, 2007. Stay tuned for Part III on Acting White. After I dragged myself out of bed at an embarrasingly late afternoon hour, I received two curious emails asking, "Are you. Going to post part III on acting white? Unfortunately, unless Secretary Spellings performs some voodoo fever-reducing magic on me, it will not be today. Enjoy the weekend, everyone! Thursday, November 29, 2007. The Evidence: Is There an "Acting White" Phenomenon? Less understood is the gap between African-Americans' ...

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Eduwonkette: Cool teachers you should know: Brandy Clark, Brooklyn's MS 313

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Friday, January 4, 2008. Cool teachers you should know: Brandy Clark, Brooklyn's MS 313. Check out her favorite lesson from a unit on simple machines. Ms. Clark explained, “As a class we use our knowledge of potential and kinetic energy to build miniature catapults. We recycle used milk cartons, sporks, and rubber bands to hurl mini-marshmallows at targets and into each others mouths. The students enjoy competing to see who can pitch a marshmallow the farthest.”. Her advice to new teachers? She is surely...