8.18.2010
The sabermetric revolution is coming to public schools
LA Times and some guy at the Rand Corporation: Some elementary school teachers in the LAUSD are much more effective than others (as measured by performance on standardized tests), and that distribution doesn't correlate particularly well with the prestige of the school, seniority beyond ~3 years, additional degrees and training, or a bunch of other factors that people usually think are important.
Head of LAUSD teachers' union: LOL Rand Corp. are a bunch of idiots, the study is flawed because of (insert super-obvious criticism here), we're boycotting the LA Times.
Head of LAUSD teachers' union: LOL Rand Corp. are a bunch of idiots, the study is flawed because of (insert super-obvious criticism here), we're boycotting the LA Times.
Labels: Education
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Awesome. This is long overdue. I'm not surprised at the teacher union reaction. I hope the district follows up with results, but it's entirely possible that they will just bury the information and pretend it never happened.
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