I will be taking a brief break from posting to Sputnik over the holidays, but I look forward to continuing the dialogue on evidence-based education reform in 2012. In the meantime, I leave you with this seasonal cartoon and remind readers that even during the season of miracles, remember to be wary of miraculous claims in education.
Illustration: Slavin, R.E. (2007). Educational research in the age of accountability. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Reprinted with permission of the author.
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