More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative
While researching and writing two books on key education issues, school choice (Parental Choice?) and poverty’s impact on education (Ignoring Poverty in the U.S.), I discovered the importance of and then committed significant sections of both works to examining the intersection of research on education and the media.
The disturbing picture I uncovered was that the so-called liberal media failed the education debate repeatedly and in predictable ways. Particularly during the three waves of accountability reform that have occurred during the last thirty years (student accountability such as exit exams in the 1980s, school reports cards in the 1990s, and VAM-based teacher accountability in the 2000s), the media have disproportionately favored think tank reports
The disturbing picture I uncovered was that the so-called liberal media failed the education debate repeatedly and in predictable ways. Particularly during the three waves of accountability reform that have occurred during the last thirty years (student accountability such as exit exams in the 1980s, school reports cards in the 1990s, and VAM-based teacher accountability in the 2000s), the media have disproportionately favored think tank reports
