I don't know the answers to your questions; I have seen some research they did correlating test scores with bussing but that data is generally not available to the public (it can't be properly anonymized)
I don't know the answers to your questions; I have seen some research they did correlating test scores with bussing but that data is generally not available to the public (it can't be properly anonymized)
We don't necessarily need to see the raw data (although they could easily be anonymized by assigning specific addresses to a Census block group).
I would like to see the research you mention. If they did something like correlating bused students from the fifth ward with their test scores, that would ignore a bunch of other confounding variables like socio-economic status. It is basically meaningless in terms of understanding the impact of taking the bus to school.
If you do a basic regression analysis you can hold those socio-economic variables constant. Since we undoubtedly have low-income, kids of color walking to other schools in the district, you can map the differential variable (whether the kid takes the bus or not) and see if it is significant.
My sense is that they did not conduct a statistically sound analysis. If you look at the people in charge of the process, their resumes don't suggest a real background in statistics. The woman who directs student assignments is a clinical social worker who ran programming for the YMCA.
The head data person for the District has an EdD from Aurora University. For a PhD you usually have to have a strong data-oriented and quantitative study for your dissertation. For an EdD from Aurora? No such thing. The 'data' for her dissertation were interviews with 5 college students!?!?!
Unfortunately we don't have serious people running the show at D65--part of this is the Education-Consultant complex that elevates things like EdD degrees to give a veneer of credentialing. It is not surprising we get to this point with a board that is almost entirely comprised of functionaries in this same system.
I don't know, I have a pretty deep background in statistics and if you asked me to do this analysis I'd probably just shrug. The problem is, without a randomized control, you're comparing apples to oranges and even in an ideal world where you could control for every socio-economic variable possible, what's the point? Even if your proved some link between bussing and test scores, that's not the point of the project or the school. Maybe people *say* it is but that's all just political posturing.
I do largely agree with you on the EdD situation - they seem to be handing these things out like candy these days. One year of online schooling and you get a EdD?! Absurd.
I always find it so ridiculous when you talk to people at D65--and their public presentation--how it's always "Dr. this" and "Dr. that."
I work at NU and used to work at UC where I interact with Nobel prize winners, National Academy of Sciences members, top international scientists, and literally nobody uses honorifics.
Do we ever hear anybody refer to Dan Biss as "Dr. Biss"? I called him 'Mayor Biss' once and he told me to call him Dan.
Can someone explain how all these children are going to walk to school, during I donтАЩt know, the winter months with extreme temperatures and conditions. Under 1.5 mile walks for all
I don't know the answers to your questions; I have seen some research they did correlating test scores with bussing but that data is generally not available to the public (it can't be properly anonymized)
We don't necessarily need to see the raw data (although they could easily be anonymized by assigning specific addresses to a Census block group).
I would like to see the research you mention. If they did something like correlating bused students from the fifth ward with their test scores, that would ignore a bunch of other confounding variables like socio-economic status. It is basically meaningless in terms of understanding the impact of taking the bus to school.
If you do a basic regression analysis you can hold those socio-economic variables constant. Since we undoubtedly have low-income, kids of color walking to other schools in the district, you can map the differential variable (whether the kid takes the bus or not) and see if it is significant.
My sense is that they did not conduct a statistically sound analysis. If you look at the people in charge of the process, their resumes don't suggest a real background in statistics. The woman who directs student assignments is a clinical social worker who ran programming for the YMCA.
The head data person for the District has an EdD from Aurora University. For a PhD you usually have to have a strong data-oriented and quantitative study for your dissertation. For an EdD from Aurora? No such thing. The 'data' for her dissertation were interviews with 5 college students!?!?!
https://www.proquest.com/openview/a91d9a3d030781ac00fb3de21f258b28/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y
Unfortunately we don't have serious people running the show at D65--part of this is the Education-Consultant complex that elevates things like EdD degrees to give a veneer of credentialing. It is not surprising we get to this point with a board that is almost entirely comprised of functionaries in this same system.
I don't know, I have a pretty deep background in statistics and if you asked me to do this analysis I'd probably just shrug. The problem is, without a randomized control, you're comparing apples to oranges and even in an ideal world where you could control for every socio-economic variable possible, what's the point? Even if your proved some link between bussing and test scores, that's not the point of the project or the school. Maybe people *say* it is but that's all just political posturing.
I do largely agree with you on the EdD situation - they seem to be handing these things out like candy these days. One year of online schooling and you get a EdD?! Absurd.
I always find it so ridiculous when you talk to people at D65--and their public presentation--how it's always "Dr. this" and "Dr. that."
I work at NU and used to work at UC where I interact with Nobel prize winners, National Academy of Sciences members, top international scientists, and literally nobody uses honorifics.
Do we ever hear anybody refer to Dan Biss as "Dr. Biss"? I called him 'Mayor Biss' once and he told me to call him Dan.
Ironic given they hand out PhDs in education at mediocre places like Chicago state like candy.
Can someone explain how all these children are going to walk to school, during I donтАЩt know, the winter months with extreme temperatures and conditions. Under 1.5 mile walks for all
I walk my kid to school every day, even when itтАЩs brutally cold