[ProtectOurFreedom]

Schools are then ranked by how well they actually did relative to their predicted performance.

Can't wait to apply this during annual performance reviews at work.

Manager: "You were predicted to really, REALLY suck at work this year."

Employee: "Yeah, but I merely sucked."

Manager: "You're right -- you get an A+ and a 15% raise."

[RightOnTheBorder]

If a manager gives one employee a diamond to polish and one employee a turd, how will he know who did a better job if all he considers is the end result?