Data frustrations.I enjoyed Terri Schwartzbeck's insights in her Federal Dateline column ("Using Data To Drive Policy") in September. The confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. use (or even misuse) of data in the fledgling high school reform effort has been very frustrating frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: for me as I try to engage my secondary school principals to study this issue. As the administrator of an intermediate service agency in northwest Wisconsin that serves 30 school districts, I'd love to have Schwartzbeck address this subject sometime with the high school principals in this area as part of an ongoing professional development seminar that I oversee. LARRY ANNETT Superintendent, Cooperative Educational Service Agency 10, Chippewa Falls Chippewa Falls, city (1990 pop. 12,727), seat of Chippewa co., W central Wis., on the Chippewa River; settled 1837, inc. as a city 1869. Originally a lumbering town, Chippewa Falls once had the world's largest sawmill. , Wis adv. 1. Certainly; really; indeed. v. t. 1. To think; to suppose; to imagine; - used chiefly in the first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under Ywis. . |
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