
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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The Education Gadfly Show: Why rural education matters
Michael J. Petrilli, Victoria McDougald, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Daniel Showalter 12.17.2019
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How districts can mitigate the harm of popular but low-quality online curriculum resources
Jennifer Dean, Jenni Aberli, Sarah Baughman, Bryan Drost, Joey Hawkins 12.17.2019
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Teachers trust each other more than they trust experts
Stacey Childress 12.16.2019
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Why we reviewers are wary about the popular online curriculum resources teachers are downloading
Jennifer Dean, Jenni Aberli, Sarah Baughman, Bryan Drost, Joey Hawkins 12.13.2019
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The glaring errors in NPE’s new anti-charter school report
William D. Flanders, Jim Bender 12.12.2019
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Dear teachers, most of the popular lessons you found online aren't worth using
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 12.11.2019
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Reading between the lines: What states can do about America’s literacy challenge
Joanne Weiss 12.11.2019
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A heroic effort to right the civics ship
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.11.2019
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The coming KIPP referendum
Robert Pondiscio 12.11.2019
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Does helicopter parenting help or cause harm?
Jeff Murray 12.11.2019
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The Education Gadfly Show: On online curriculum materials
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Morgan Polikoff 12.11.2019
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Early college: The little reform bundle that could
Tom Vander Ark 12.11.2019
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