The end of MCAS is the end of an era. Now let’s figure out what comes next.
With the number of states requiring students to pass exams in order to earn a diploma now down to the single digits, this feels like the end of an era. What should we do now? Let’s start by getting the gang back together—a bipartisan group of governors and state education chiefs—to work on a rational set of high school graduation requirements reflecting the multiple pathways to upward mobility and post-secondary success.
Michael J. Petrilli 12.5.2024
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What David Brooks gets so wrong
Andy Smarick 12.5.2024
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The end of MCAS is the end of an era. Now let’s figure out what comes next.
Michael J. Petrilli 12.5.2024
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How to interpret—and not misinterpret—forthcoming NAEP results
Laura LoGerfo 12.5.2024
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Knowledge-rich curriculum and direct instruction depend upon each other
Daniel Buck 12.5.2024
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PISA is wrong about China
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2024
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In which states do students spend the most and least time in school?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.5.2024
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Cheers and Jeers: December 5, 2024
The Education Gadfly 12.5.2024
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What we're reading this week: December 5, 2024
The Education Gadfly 12.5.2024
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#948: School choice setbacks: Interpreting the referenda losses with Colleen Hroncich
Colleen Hroncich, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 12.4.2024
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So you want to make education great again? 3 executive orders for Trump on day 1.
Jeanne Allen 12.3.2024
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Why education reformers should respond to the election with critical self-reflection
Brandon Brown 11.22.2024
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The high cost of maintaining under-enrolled schools in Baton Rouge
Adonica Pelichet Duggan 11.22.2024
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