A Google search reveals quite a bit of interesting information including this little tidbit:

An Ohio education expert in 1998 called Augenblick's methodology in that state 'novel,' but nonsensical - "There is no integral integrity to the process," he said.

Dr. Alexander criticized the Augenblick formula as too arbitrary and not grounded in the real world.

Dr. Augenblick, in testimony last week, said he had “just eyeballed” a chart to determine how many districts to eliminate as too wealthy or too poor for consideration. He said he had not visited any Ohio schools in doing his work."

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And here's something more:

http://www.ocpathink.org/PolicyA...s/ EdinOKtrc.pdf
George Will | 09.28.07 - 4:39 pm | #