No more “What Doesn’t Work” Clearinghouse?
My old friend and neighbor John Easton, formerly of the Consortium on Chicago School Research and now Arne Duncan’s head of the Institute of Education Sciences, is actually trying to sort out effective education strategies from “guesses and hype” using randomized trials, according to this recent piece in the New York Times. Results have been eye-opening: As the Education Department’s efforts got g
Backpack blessings
I will be singing at the 9 am service for All Saints Episcopal Church 4550 N. Hermitage this Sunday, Sept. 8 as a part of their annual Backpack Blessing worship service. You know some of the other participants, Jeanne Marie Olson and Xian Barrett: The guest preacher will be All Saints’ parishioner, Jeanne Marie Olson. Jeanne is an independent consultant and researcher enabling parent/citizen enga