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The False Promise of Education "Miracles" and Misunderstanding Standardized Test Scores - These miracles are all part of the scam to make money and build careers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/paulthomas701128/p/the-false-promise-of-education-miracles?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #EducationMatters
The False Promise of Education "Miracles" and Misunderstanding Standardized Test Scores
"It’s not apparent what 'science' Hanford has in mind;...what’s clear about this so-called 'science' is that much of it is contrived evidence to 'prove' pre-existing conclusions." Gerald Coles (2019)
Paul Thomas
The Mystery of Eighth Grade Test Results
Jill Barshay at Hechinger took a look at the Mississippi “Miracle,” specifically the question of why the miraculous 4th grade test results have not been matched by the 8th grade.
Curmudgucation Public School Funding Keeps Dropping across U.S., but Ohio Public School Finance Is Especially Precarious - Funding of public schooling is a sad reminder of the lack of wisdom exhibited in America.
https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2026/03/17/public-school-funding-keeps-dropping-across-u-s-but-ohio-public-school-finance-is-especially-precarious/ via @janresseger
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Public School Funding Keeps Dropping across U.S., but Ohio Public School Finance Is Especially Precarious
It is discouraging to examine the dire future of Ohio’s public school funding—especially as President Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon keep talking about returning the respon…
janressegerThe More Reforms Change - The attack on public education is quite old on the right. Milton Friedman's 1955 essay showing the way to defeat integration is an early example.
https://open.substack.com/pub/curmudgucation/p/the-more-reforms-change?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web #EducationMatters
The More Reforms Change
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Curmudgucation Public High School Student IN New Jersey Scores Perfect 1600 on SAT - He went to public schools in West Orange, New Jersey.
https://dianeravitch.net/2026/03/16/public-high-school-student-in-new-jersey-scores-perfect-1600-on-sat/ via @dianeravitch
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Public High School Student IN New Jersey Scores Perfect 1600 on SAT
After decades of bashing public schools and advocating for privatization, charters, and vouchers, grumpy education reformers should familiarize themselves with the grand successes of Sahli Negassi.…
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ICYMI: Out Of The Office Edition (3/15)
I am away from the Curmudgucation Institute home base this weekend, off to a whirlwind trip to the Seattle branch office, so the reading list may not be as rigorous as usual.
Curmudgucation Remembering David Berliner: A Scholar Who Lifted Others - A tribute to a great friend whose work was a breath of fresh air and hope for a teacher in the early 2000s.
https://cloakinginequity.com/2026/03/13/remembering-david-berliner-a-scholar-who-lifted-others/ #EducationMatters
Remembering David Berliner: A Scholar Who Lifted Others
The education field lost one of its most important scholars with the passing of David C. Berliner. For decades, David helped shape how we understand teaching, learning, and the politics surrounding…
Cloaking InequityNancy Flanagan considers the problems that come with a gifted and talented program, and how not to deal with them.
https://networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content/nancy-flanagan-gifted-and-talented-redux/ #EducationMatters
Nancy Flanagan: Gifted and Talented Redux - Network For Public Education
Nancy Flanagan considers the problems that come with a gifted and talented program, and how not to deal with them. Reposted with permission. I got my master’s degree in gifted education—actually, a master’s in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on identifying and serving gifted students, but whatever. At the time—the 1980s—I was focused on […]
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Matt Barnum: Top teachers’ performance drops in high-poverty schools, showing school context is key - Network For Public Education
Matt Barnum reports at Chalkbeat about a follow-up study about transferring teachers and what it shows about the context of teaching. This reflected the moment’s zeitgeist: use test scores to identify the best teachers (and also the worst). This so-called Talent Transfer Initiative worked, according to a 2013 study: Test scores rose by 3 to 5 […]
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