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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Evaluating charter schools, continued

January 22, 2008
By Elie

We appreciate the feedback we got on our last blog post. This post will address the substantive issues raised by commenters. Evaluation and test scores We aren’t seeking to settle the question of how to measure success in education. That … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Evaluating charter schools

January 15, 2008
By Elie

Note: a positive effect of recent events was a set of substantive concerns about our model raised by non-profit insiders and others. We put all our reasoning and assumptions on our website precisely because we value critiques that will help … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Updated: Statement from the GiveWell Board of Directors

January 11, 2008
By Bob

On Monday, Elie Hassenfeld communicated to the board that he posted a comment on December 31, 2007 related to GiveWell that was not under his own name. The comment was made under the name Talia and is linked here. In … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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Statement from the GiveWell Board of Directors

January 6, 2008
By Bob

The following is a statement from the GiveWell Board of Directors. Audio and materials from the meeting are located here. Additional materials related to this statement will be posted soon. ————- The board has amended its original statement as of … [CLICK TO READ MORE]

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