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Jay P. Greene
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The Case for Special Education Vouchers
Parents should decide when their disabled child needs a private placement
The Business Model
Like the makers of hot dogs, psychometricians, economists, and other testing experts know too well what goes into the creation of achievement tests. Their intimate knowledge of the technical difficulties involved in measuring student achievement makes a number of these testing experts some of the most vocal (and persuasive) opponents of testing. But the flaws [...]
Vouchers in Charlotte
During the 1999-2000 school year, the private Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) offered partial scholarships to low-income students in Charlotte, North Carolina. The partial scholarships defrayed up to $1,700 in tuition expenses at the private elementary or secondary school of a family’s choosing. Scholarships were awarded by lottery to families who went through an application process, [...]
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Blaming Special Ed — Again
When times get tough, school systems and their enabling reporters blame special education. Regular readers of JPGB and Education Next have seen this argument debunked before, but I feel compelled to do it again in response to a sloppy and lazy article in the Wall Street Journal.
National Standards Nonsense is Still Nonsense
Mike Petrilli has finally tried to address the problems we’ve raised regarding national standards. Despite Mike’s best efforts, I’m afraid that national standards and assessments still sound like a really bad idea.
National Standards Nonsense Redux
The revised set of proposed national standards were released last week. I don’t know what else to write about this without sounding like a broken record. The bottom line is that this is a really dangerous movement that is receiving support from some people who should know better.
Reformer’s Disease
I think I’ve discovered a new medical disorder that I call Reformer’s Disease. Good and smart people involved in education reform can easily be stricken with this disorder in which they visualize a desirable reform policy and then imagine that they can simply impose that policy on our education system and that it will come out as they want.
National Standards Nonsense
The national standards train-wreck is pulling into the station, again. This time it is a completely voluntary set of national standards in the same way that complying with a 21-year-old drinking age is completely voluntary for states to receive federal highway money. States had to commit to a rushed and largely secretive national standard setting process as part of the Race to the Top application.
Assertions Can’t Trump Research in the Debate over Special Ed Vouchers
The purpose of our piece was to summarize a body of research supporting the desirability of special education vouchers. Sara Mead’s letter raises a number of objections, but she provides nothing to refute our evidence.
Getting Less for Less
Hawaii decided to fix their budget shortfall by eliminating 17 days from this school year in exchange for an 8 percent reduction in teacher salaries. It’s not a bad deal… as long as you are a teacher.
Special Education Vouchers
Video: Jay Greene talks with Education Next about vouchers for disabled kids, the fastest-growing type of voucher today.
Happy T-1 Peoples Day
Controversies surrounding the celebration of Columbus Day raise a number of interesting questions. Unfortunately, many of the new answers offered are at least as simplistic and historically false as the established answers they are meant to replace.
Mostly Harmless
Beneath the over-reactions and counter-over-reactions on Obama’s speech today is a real issue — Who should have primary responsibility for raising (educating) children?
No More Revenge of the Nerds
According to the Wall Street Journal, Texas high school students can now receive additional course credit toward graduation for participation in athletics.
The Special Ed D.C. Bubble
One of the (many) problems with education policy analysts is that a large number of them live in or around Washington, D.C.
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