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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Leaving No Child Behind: Lessons from the Houston Independent School District
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2001
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BIA and DOD Schools: Student Achievement and Other Characteristics Often Differ from Public Schools'
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2001
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More debate over teacher certification
12.5.2001
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The real problem with large, urban high schools and how to solve it
12.5.2001
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Charters, Vouchers & Public Education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2001
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Why Public Schools Lose Teachers
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2001
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On E.S.E.A., entrepreneurship, patriotism, and Islam
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.5.2001
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Performance-based pay for teachers is considered in Arizona
12.5.2001
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Scientists investigate class size reduction and find it lacking
12.5.2001
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Whole language reading instruction alive and kicking
11.28.2001
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