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Monday, April 16
Brits Say School Leadership Doesn't Matter (Staff Selection Does)
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Mon 16 Apr 2007 10:41 PM EDT
Still, who would you rather have as principal of your kid's school - Chamberlain or Churchill? more »
Education Technology: Wait or Buy?
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Mon 16 Apr 2007 10:16 PM EDT
In the words of Voltaire, "the best is the enemy of the good." more »
Friday, April 13
Legislative Staff and Education Research
by
deanmillot@mac.com
on Fri 13 Apr 2007 12:27 PM EDT
Sorry, but "Data Driven Decision Making" is Coming to Capitol Hill. more »
Finn and Petrilli on the Principal Problem
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Fri 13 Apr 2007 03:00 AM EDT
In their discussion of a new Fordham/AIR report on public school principals, Finn and Petrilli convey the unsurprising and not exactly new finding that most are not all that thrilled about the prospect of real managerial autonomy. It is still worth reading. more »
Thursday, April 12
4/12: School Improvement Industry Announcements - Research and Development
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 11:18 PM EDT
Our monthly listing of announcements from the research and development community. Every item hotlined to the press page. Free dowmload until June 1. more »
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"Positive Action" Passes What Works Clearinghouse
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Thu 12 Apr 2007 10:04 AM EDT
If you've got it (scientifically based research), flaunt it. But note as well that the standard of beauty is rising in this market. What's glamorous this year will soon seen quaint. Firms need to look beyond compliance with an evaluation requirement to the role of evaluation in program quality and ongoing development. more »
Thursday, April 5
Department of Education Technology Study Says What Every Major Study of Broad Reform Initiatives Says: It Depends and We Don't Know
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Thu 05 Apr 2007 07:59 AM EDT
It is unlikely that the media will treat this report with much subtlety, but the study may tell us much more about the state of the evaluation art than the efficacy of technlogy-based software programs. more »
Tuesday, April 3
Trade Group Addresses Program Evaluation as a Substantive Matter
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deanmillot@mac.com
on Tue 03 Apr 2007 07:07 PM EDT
The attached e-mail from Software and Information Industry Education Division VP Karen Billings is the first evidence of any k-12 trade group ("old industry" or "new industry") adressing federal evaluation of k-12 programs as more than a communications challenge. The substance of its premptive comments on the Department of Education's forthcoming study of the value added by technology to student achievement is less important than the decision to comment. more »
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