Economics

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Making Work to Make Class Work

Posted by Brent Snavely ⋅ October 7, 2011 ⋅ Leave a Comment

I did not take any “test prep” courses until facing the Bar Exam which, in Michigan, involves the Multistate Bar Exam (an engineered, multiple-guess device) used in tandem with written essay questions to determine whether individuals should, or should not, be licensed to practice law. A sufficiently high Multistate score results in “passing” without a … Continue reading »

Maybe We’re Having the Wrong Conversation

Posted by Adam Burk ⋅ January 10, 2011 ⋅ 5 Comments

This article on Salon reminds us about one of the core issues related to academic achievement. It’s not teacher effectiveness, not curricular approach or pedagogy; it’s not the number of kids in the classroom or the size of the school. It’s economics, particularly the strongly distorted distribution of wealth. So perhaps instead of education reform … Continue reading »