Should school league tables be abandoned? Based on an analysis of data from the National Pupil Database, Harvey Goldstein argues that they should. His paper (3 pages long) is available here:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cmm/team/hg/full-publications/2008/league-tables-critique.pdf

Academic Reading Group will discuss school league tables on Friday in the Library meeting room at 3.00-4.00 (after CLIS).  You are very welcome to participate, whether or not you have read the paper.