tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post1792819567839997655..comments2024-03-09T03:53:10.077-05:00Comments on NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT: Charter Schools' Teachers' RankingsBetsy Combierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16854478415247528997noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178330661968922056.post-60614203971157524452012-02-29T14:12:13.766-05:002012-02-29T14:12:13.766-05:00"The teachers union had fought the release of..."The teachers union had fought the release of the ratings data in court for 17 months, charging that it was error-filled and based on faulty state tests." Most data is error-filled and faulty, you have to look to the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics to get the 90% confidence level. The stock market and business demand such accuracy. Politicians, on the other hand, follow the Mark Twain approach: lies, damn lies, and "statistics".Crystalballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388778814202445887noreply@blogger.com