Comments on: Your Stimulus Money at Work

By: Blogger Smacks Around Newspaperman But Good | The Arkansas Project

Blogger Smacks Around Newspaperman But Good | The Arkansas Project — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:23:22 +0000

[...] a recent blog post, Greene critiqued a Fayetteville summer school program that was paying teachers twice their normal rate (and three times what teachers in neighboring [...]

By: Stimulus doubles teacher pay at Joanne Jacobs

Stimulus doubles teacher pay at Joanne Jacobs — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:06:32 +0000

[...] money won’t save teacher jobs or offer a new program, points out Jay P. Greene. The money is simply being used to pay teachers more for the same thing [...]

By: Next column: equivocation | Arkansas News

Next column: equivocation | Arkansas News — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:19:30 +0000

[...] whether to argue with conservative education guy Jay P. Greene of the University of Arkansas in his criticisms of the Fayetteville School District’s spending federal stimulus money on generous pay for [...]

By: Stuff From Around Arkansas, July 14 | The Arkansas Project

Stuff From Around Arkansas, July 14 | The Arkansas Project — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:40:45 +0000

[...] Education blogger Jay Greene wonders why federal stimulus dollars are being used to pay summer school teachers in Fayetteville double what they’d normally make. (Jay P. Greene [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:58:00 +0000

Diane,

I found your post interesting. Were you aware, however, that currently the price of tea in China is about $15 per 80 grams? Don’t be fooled.

By: Jay P. Greene

Jay P. Greene — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:51:57 +0000

Also, Diane, your comments have nothing to do with this post. Placing off-topic comments on posts is spamming, whether it is about how one can get Viagra or about some other issue not raised by the post.

By: The Minnesota Kid

The Minnesota Kid — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:44:08 +0000

Diane,

Figlio’s study merely describes the characteristics of the voucher and comparison students at the start of his longitudinal analysis. Yes, at the start they are about even. That’s to be expected. The question is who will finish ahead at the end of the race, not at the start of the race. Figlio says repeatedly in the report that readers should not interpret these initial descriptive results to be evaluative of the program. So, yes, everyone should read Figlio’s study but they also should understand and interpret it correctly.

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:42:47 +0000

Anyone thinking about vouchers must read Northwestern University’s David Figlio’s study about the failure of Florida’s voucher program. Do not be fooled.