Happy Saturday. Links for you:
Firms See Long-Sought Goal in Sight: Major Pay Cuts
The trace elements of a nation
The Best Sites For Getting Some Perspective On International Test Comparison Demagoguery
Do international test comparisons make sense?
A True Wake-up Call for Arne Duncan: The Real Reason Behind Chinese Students Top PISA Performance
Remember: Not Everyone Prioritizes Achievement
What international test scores really tell us: Lessons buried in PISA report
How Shanghai topped PISA rankings -- and why it's not big news in China
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By way of Bob Somerby, we come across this Brookings Institution report by Tom Loveless, "How Well Are American Students Learning?" There's a lot in the report, es
Recently, The New York Times published an op-ed calling for curricular changes in K-12 math education:
Over at The Art of Science Learning, Peter Economy writes:
Ethan at Starts With a Bang busts two Galileo myths.
People who 'don't prioritize achievement' are morons, and I think this is something that doesn't get dealt with enough.
Society doesn't benefit from catering to those idiots.