Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

by | Sep 7, 2022 | Measurement

Management-by-Fear is the current fad. Across the country, in conference rooms of every size, governors are looking at cabinet members’ performance measures and demanding to know why the curve isn’t bending. There are city managers berating department heads because...
The Dark Side of Accountability

The Dark Side of Accountability

by | Jun 1, 2011 | Measurement

On March 28, USA Today published a scathing exposé of the seemingly miraculous test score gains of students in the Washington, D.C., public school system. Under former chancellor Michelle Rhee, schools that previously had underperformed on standardized tests began...