tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post3744645814099887934..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): Metrics on educationJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-79172179711390636612013-01-15T11:50:57.054-05:002013-01-15T11:50:57.054-05:00Stuart, I agree with the issue of the counterfactu...Stuart, I agree with the issue of the counterfactual. That being said, what is needed now is a timeframe for improvements to happen. Michelle Rhee started her DC reforms in 2007. What is the correct time window for DC to no longer be dead last in the rankings? <br /><br />The real surprise was Texas, which got an overall rating of D despite being an early adopter of education reform and, once you account for minority students, doing quite well on outcomes for a large state. <br /><br />Anomolies like that are what make me question the overall rankings.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-81604014125564920032013-01-15T10:17:29.437-05:002013-01-15T10:17:29.437-05:00This calls to mind the classic example of worrying...This calls to mind the classic example of worrying that police might cause crime because police presence is correlated with criminals. Perhaps states with worse educational outcomes currently are the ones most likely to try new reforms. The question will be whether those reforms pay off in the future. Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-25040705105351381132013-01-15T09:54:48.478-05:002013-01-15T09:54:48.478-05:00As a matter of basic social science, what should c... As a matter of basic social science, what should concern one is not the absolute level of a state's performance now but the counterfactual (what would its performance otherwise be). Stuart Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05731724396708879386noreply@blogger.com