The Week’s Second Staged Study to Support a Bush Initiative – This Time With an Even More Outrageous Conclusion
The Tampa Bay Times Cara Fitzpatrick reports on the second conveniently released study to support one of Jeb Bush’s pet projects. Last week, a study from a researcher who works for a center chaired by Jeb Bush released a report favorable to the state’s 3rd grade FCAT-based retention policy. This time it’s vouchers – and from a familiar source.
Northwestern University professor David Figlio – whose brother interestingly works in Governor Rick Scott’s administration – published a report in September 2011 which purported to demonstrate the success of Florida’s Tax Credit (FTC) scholarship as a “money saver” His tortured data massage was called an ”apples-to-oranges-
Northwestern University professor David Figlio – whose brother interestingly works in Governor Rick Scott’s administration – published a report in September 2011 which purported to demonstrate the success of Florida’s Tax Credit (FTC) scholarship as a “money saver” His tortured data massage was called an ”apples-to-oranges-
