School Performance Reports Are a Poor Measure to Which Districts Should Not Manage

By: Julia Sass Rubin, PhD. PDF of Policy Brief: Rubin.ReportCards Peter Drucker is right. “What gets measured, gets managed.” And, as the recent standardized test cheating scandals in Washington DC and Atlanta highlight, poorly designed measures, especially those attached to punishments and rewards, can shape behavior in very unproductive ways. I was reminded of this … Continue reading School Performance Reports Are a Poor Measure to Which Districts Should Not Manage