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Bradford Saron

Race to the Top Assessments: Common Core Standards and Their Impact on Student Testing ... - 0 views

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    Center to Left, Think Tank just did a full study of Core Standards. The Downloads and the audio of the event are available on the webpage. 
Bradford Saron

Helicopters can improve minority college attendance & other misguided policy ... - 3 views

  • Well, the use of a “voucher” system to alter the educational setting for a group of kids is most certainly not the treatment. Voucher is merely the mechanism used here to achieve the treatment.  It may be a policy mechanism that is useful under limited circumstances to achieve changes in educational setting. But the “voucher” is NOT the treatment.
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      This paragraph in particular is a good discussion point. 
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    Great resource for discussion with our group!
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    Very Useful!
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    This uses an interesting analogy
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    This was an interesting statement
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    wow. hat tip brad saron
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    Good point on "voucher"
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    Interesting discussion point.
Bradford Saron

Education, Employment and the Great Recession in Metropolitan America - Brookings Insti... - 1 views

  • During the Great Recession, employment dropped much less steeply among college-educated workers than other workers. 
    • Bradford Saron
       
      I wonder what's the subtext of this finding? We all know that non-metropolitan  areas are more exposed to economic turndowns and recessions. 
  • highly educated populations
  • Sun Belt
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  • manufacturing belt
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      Translation, agriculture or labor association industries
  • Education appeared to act as a pretty good insurance policy for workers during the Great Recession. 
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      I'm trying to think of an appropriate way to respond to this. What about, "Duh."
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    I know rural Wisconsin holds a special place in your heart and I appreciate that. AND we need to think about how Milwaukee is going to handle the challenges coming down the pike. One thing in common for urban Milwaukee and the rural areas of the state: K-12 education that prepares kids for post-secondary education.
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