QUICK Hits
Quick Hits is a short compilation of question-raising news stories, blog posts, and video clips that Education Sector team members are reading or viewing each day.
- Rick Hess writes that a new study examining the effects of merit pay on public school math teachers in Nashville, TN misses the point. What question should researchers be asking about performance pay instead? (Rick Hess Straight Up)
- Just how successful are students who transfer from community colleges to selective, four-year universities? (Community College Spotlight)
- Sherman Dorn challenges Jay Greene on administrative bloat at universities. Are financial reporting categories the culprit for the misunderstanding? (Sherman Dorn)
- If Michelle Rhee and her bold school reforms depart DCPS, how likely are the private donations from reform-minded philanthropies to stay? (The Examiner)
