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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Unraveling the Basic Bargain: A Study of Charter School Accountability in Massachusetts and Texas
Rob Lucas 7.24.2002
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A guide to legal obligations in serving disabled students
7.24.2002
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Charter Districts
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.24.2002
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Escaping IDEA: Freeing Parents, Teachers, and Students Through Deregulation and Choice
Janet Heffner 7.24.2002
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Sticking up for charter schools
7.24.2002
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Teaching teenagers to read using phonics
7.24.2002
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The battle over Success for All
7.24.2002
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Extending Educational Reform: From one school to many
Terry Ryan 7.24.2002
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Vouchers could reduce residential segregation by income
7.24.2002
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Defining a knowledge base for teachers
7.24.2002
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Summer School: Unfulfilled Promise
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.17.2002
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The Nation's Report Card: Geography 2001
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.17.2002
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