– There is no evidence charter school proliferation will work; it may, in fact, be harmful.
– There is little evidence vouchers will work; they may, in fact, be harmful.
– There is no evidence test-based teacher evaluation will work; it may, in fact, be harmful.
– There is no evidence merit pay works; it may, in fact, be harmful.
– There is no evidence eliminating teacher tenure will work; there is, in fact, plenty of evidence it may be harmful and expensive.
– There is no evidence the expansion of high-stakes, standardized testing will work; in fact, it is harmful.
I’ll add here that, contrary to the above, there is good evidence to support reforms such as class size reduction, peer assistance and review-type teacher evaluation, and school funding reform. – See more at: http://jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2015/02/burden-of-reformy-proof.html#sthash.2qu7NvC8.dpuf
