http://indianachamberblogs.com/government/charter-schools-more-attacks-more-misunderstanding/ The Business Blog of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:53:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://indianachamberblogs.com/government/charter-schools-more-attacks-more-misunderstanding/#comment-1972 Bill Gromer Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:50:55 +0000 http://indianachamberblogs.com/?p=407#comment-1972 I remember a few years ago the NEA was touting a University of Illinois study that showed there was no difference in test scores between public and parochial schools. As I was investing heavily on an erroneous assumption, I decided to investigate. As I recall, the original findings used an increase factor of 1.8 for public schools and they still didn't measure up. I guess someone on the team did not like the results so they increased the multiplier to 2.5. Guess what, now they were the same. Take out the factor and public schools grossly underperformed. Could be the same research rubric is afoot in CEEP? I ain't sayin, just pointing fingers. I remember a few years ago the NEA was touting a University of Illinois study that showed there was no difference in test scores between public and parochial schools. As I was investing heavily on an erroneous assumption, I decided to investigate. As I recall, the original findings used an increase factor of 1.8 for public schools and they still didn’t measure up. I guess someone on the team did not like the results so they increased the multiplier to 2.5. Guess what, now they were the same. Take out the factor and public schools grossly underperformed. Could be the same research rubric is afoot in CEEP? I ain’t sayin, just pointing fingers.

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