[Reading-hall-of-fame] New Appointment FYI

[Norman Stahl]

TRUMP TAPS CREDO RESEARCHER TO LEAD ED DATA ARM: Late Thursday, Trump tapped James Lynn Woodworth to serve as the the next commissioner of education statistics for the remainder of a six-year term expiring in June 2021. Woodworth comes from Stanford University's Center for Research on Educational Outcomes, or CREDO, where he worked as a quantitative research analyst. 


- While at CREDO, Woodworth authored several studies on charter school management and outcomes. One recent study, released in June, found that non-profit charter schools show significantly higher student academic gains than for-profit charters. The study also found that for-profit operators have results that are comparable to traditional public schools in reading, and worse in math. 


- Woodworth previously worked as a distinguished doctoral fellow in the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas.


(Acknowledged that this is USA centric)


Norman Stahl
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