bring on the evaluators

i agree with chris that having an independent review of the test scores is a good idea. if learning really has improved due to hard work, and the gains are not the result of an easier test, more children exempted, or any of the various reasons given by bloomberg's political opponents, then it can only be good for both bloomie and the city.

and as this poll from the NYT found, he's not doing so bad. apparently,

Asked how much credit he deserved for rising test scores in the schools, 66 percent said "a lot" or "some." Mr. Bloomberg has said that voters should judge him principally on education.

(graphic made possible by a new feature on blogger! thanks blogger!)