
Make room, test scores: Introducing “indicators of high school and middle school readiness”
Our latest study pilots a new measure of a school’s quality: its contribution to students’ grade point averages at their next school. It sends a clear message to educators that one of their core missions is to help their graduates succeed in their next step—not just in reading and math, but in all subjects—and not just on tests, but on the stuff that tests struggle to capture.
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.20.2025
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Most school districts have little effect on academic mobility
Robert Pondiscio 2.19.2020
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Simplifying the college application process benefits students and schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.19.2020
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The Education Gadfly Show: The barriers blocking students of color from challenging courses
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Ary Amerikaner, Kayla Patrick 2.19.2020
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The 1619 Project perpetuates the soft bigotry of low expectations
Ian Rowe 2.18.2020
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Questions after that New York Times article on the teaching of reading? Here are some answers.
Daniel Willingham 2.18.2020
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Has Trump turned against charter schools?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.12.2020
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Training teachers to fail
Jasmine Lane, Jon Gustafson 2.12.2020
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AP versus the excellence gap
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.12.2020
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The harm of special education enrollment caps
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.12.2020
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Associate degrees and certificates are more valuable than you may think
Jessica Poiner 2.12.2020
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The Education Gadfly Show: Why teachers with higher grading standards get better student outcomes
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Seth Gershenson, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.12.2020
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Beware the Democrats’ new teachers-union-loyalty test
Derrell Bradford 2.6.2020
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