In no particular order, some of the small but important things to glean from this week’s slew of NCLB-related reports: (1) Why didn’t the Secretary stop the IES from trampling over all the “good” CEP coverage with its comparability report? (2) Gotta love the “I’m not judging” rhetoric from the Secretary, who’s still not convinced about national standards (for good reason, (3) Anyone else notice that high standards (NC) don’t necessarily translate into higher achievement (SC just as high on NAEP)?, (4) Or, that Kennedy has already bigfooted Dodd on the national standards issue?, (5) Last but not least, I must really be on the Department’s shit list since no one invited me to call in about the IES report.
Coverage:
Study: ‘Proficiency’ on State Tests, NAEP Often a Mismatch Ed Week
State reading and math standards vary dramatically, federal report says AP
States Found to Vary Widely on Education NYT