The Cranky Analyst

In my usual cranky manner, I refuse to read a book (or watch a TV series) until the buzz has died down. Lean In  by Sheryl Sandberg is full...

The Pew Charitable Trust has released a terrific report (OK, they released it in January, when I was in blogger hibernation) on how the rec...

A great op-ed in today's New York Times explains the value of randomized trials. The parallels with education are striking. As expl...

Canada pretty much destroyed the long form of its household census by making response optional. The response rate has plummeted , and cities...

Along with Mark Berends of Notre Dame, I am editing a special issue of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The call is below; subm...

The What Works Clearinghouse has done a quick, positive review of one of my charter school papers . This arm of the US Department of Educ...

Sarah Turner and I have an article today on student loan debt on CNN.com. Based on the comments, it appears we have found an audience tha...