Welcome to the Education Disinformation Detection and Reporting Agency (EDDRA). EDDRA is dedicated to analyzing reports, dispelling rumors, rebutting lies about public education in the United States. It represents an on-line version of the work I have been doing since 1991.

An example of what I expect to accomplish here: On March 24, 1999 reports appeared calling the outcomes of home schooling "amazing" and "fantastic." Had the site been available, I would have been able within a couple of hours to show that the report was largely a publicity stunt by the Home School Legal Defense Association. The study was legit, but, given the demographics of those involved, it could be argued that home schoolers are underachievers. The parents taking part in the study were affluent, well-educated, and living together 98% were two-parent families. Their kids would have done well no matter where they went to school. And all this is before factoring in the power of one-on-one tutoring. Moreover, all participants were volunteers.

EDDRA will provide the story-behind-the-story in many media reports. Or the story the media didn’t report like the recent NAEP reading results which were buried in many papers, omitted altogether from many others.

EDDRA will also analyze stories in such education publications as Education Week. EW is good as a news source, but it does no investigative reporting and, as a consequence, all too often reports only "The Official Story."

In slow periods, EDDRA will work over older, faulty reports such as "A Nation At Risk" and the TIMSS Final Year Report.

The site is free. As long as the site generates sufficient work in the form of speaking engagements, consulting, and writing assignments, it will remain free. Consulting, writing and speaking are available on topics such as the condition of public education, program evaluations, assessment, and the various incursions on public education vouchers, charters, private management, for-profit schools, etc.

You do need to register at www.america-tomorrow.com/bracey. With registration, you will receive emails that advise you when new material is posted and that provide short descriptions of the new material.