tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post1467905440966225278..comments2024-03-26T14:44:37.985-04:00Comments on D-Ed Reckoning: OMB gives Reading First its highest ratingKDeRosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-8257753532565619652007-02-13T17:34:00.000-05:002007-02-13T17:34:00.000-05:00How about "In the federal government only 17% of p...How about "In the federal government only 17% of programs are rated effective by the government but also by independent objective studies based on evidence."Ari-freehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00846863080189545029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-71465221317919624632007-02-13T14:26:00.000-05:002007-02-13T14:26:00.000-05:00I'm game, John.I would have left off the "your tax...I'm game, John.<BR/><BR/>I would have left off the "your tax dollars hard at work" quip at about 66%, although I most likely would have added "though that figure sounds suspiciously high (based on my understanding of governmental efficiency)."<BR/><BR/>I do realize that the concept of efficiency is somewhat lost on you public sector union types. A lesson your private sector brethren learned some time ago. I mean it's not like the public school system is in danger of going out of business or bankrupt anytime in the foreseeable future. So low efficiency just means that the public needs to contribute more, ever more.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-41466692939625347172007-02-13T14:00:00.000-05:002007-02-13T14:00:00.000-05:00Okay, let me take you at your word. The evidence ...Okay, let me take you at your word. The evidence you use is the percentage of programs the federal govt rates as effective. <BR/><BR/><I>In the federal government only 17% of programs are rated effective. Your tax dollars hard at work.</I><BR/><BR/>So, what number could you plug into the sentence below that would make you change your conclusion? 1%? 40%? 90%? 100%?<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I thought so. Thanks for playing.John at AFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456016553936102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-87746177674328021862007-02-09T16:44:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:44:00.000-05:00John, I think you're jumping to conclusions. I am...John, I think you're jumping to conclusions. I am not starting from the premise that government is wasting taxpayer money, but I am aware that that the government track record is rife with failed perograms that waste money. So I start at a point of scepticism based on the available evidence.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-9762473907652212032007-02-09T16:13:00.000-05:002007-02-09T16:13:00.000-05:00Got it. Since you start with the premise that the...Got it. Since you start with the premise that the government is wasting your money. No matter what happens, it leads to the conclusion that the government is wasting your money. Air-tight logic.John at AFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456016553936102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-11065176151416603822007-02-08T14:04:00.000-05:002007-02-08T14:04:00.000-05:00In theory, no. But, in reality, I would know that...In theory, no. But, in reality, I would know that shenanigans were afoot. Even 17% sounds a tad inflated if you ask me.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-66112416203273787122007-02-07T14:30:00.000-05:002007-02-07T14:30:00.000-05:00In the federal government only 17% of programs are...<i>In the federal government only 17% of programs are rated effective. Your tax dollars hard at work.</i><br /><br />That's a cute rhetorical trap. I'm sure if the federal gov't rated all of its programs effective, you'd be fine with that.John at AFThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811456016553936102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-39568339384306311962007-02-06T22:15:00.000-05:002007-02-06T22:15:00.000-05:00All of them, I believe.All of them, I believe.KDeRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853211164976890091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-38520683323644547872007-02-06T22:08:00.001-05:002007-02-06T22:08:00.001-05:00How many programs are rated?
(I'm not instantly s...How many programs are rated?<br /><br />(I'm not instantly seeing it - )Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-78742799995621699712007-02-06T22:08:00.000-05:002007-02-06T22:08:00.000-05:00Sorry, wrong source.
It's AEI:Sorry, wrong source.<br /><br />It's <a href="http://www.aei.org/events/filter.,eventID.1400/transcript.asp">AEI</a>:Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25541994.post-5136467139289306392007-02-06T22:00:00.000-05:002007-02-06T22:00:00.000-05:00Fantastic.
This is exactly what Hirsch has been s...Fantastic.<br /><br />This is exactly what Hirsch has been saying.<br /><br />Reading First is the one part of NCLB that has worked.<br /><br />(right?)<br /><br />Here's Hirsch:<br /><br /><I>And that, paradoxically, is the one area which has just come in for a scandal, the reading first program, because that program insisted that you have to have a phonics-oriented early reading program which was just what they have been pilloried for in this recent GAO report.</I><br /><br />Core Convictions<br />An interview with E.D. Hirsch<br />Andrew J. Rotherham<br />September 26, 2006<br /><br />(I don't have the link, but it's easy to Google.)Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.com