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Monday, February 23, 2009
Ohio groups tagged for bad education research
A group called the Education and the Public Interest Center in Colorado has put out a list called the Bunkum Awards, dubious “recognition” for “nonsensical, confusing, and disingenuous reports produced by education think tanks.” Of the four “winners” cited for bad research, two have strong Ohio ties — the the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and the Buckeye Institute.
The Fordham award was for reports that argued faster test score growth by low scorers vs. high scorers means high scoring kids are not challenged and that low scoring kids should not be allowed in algebra classes. The Buckeye Institute was dinged for a report that claimed huges savings for the state for kids who attended charter schools.
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