
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: The obstacles of evidence-based practices
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Kim Marshall 11.26.2019
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Social capital and schools’ opportunity equation
Bruno V. Manno 11.21.2019
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Shining a light on bright students
Jonathan Plucker 11.21.2019
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Curriculum advocates: Prepare for a long, hard struggle
Robert Pondiscio 11.20.2019
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How high school CTE programs affect outcomes after graduation
Tran Le 11.20.2019
NationalFlypaper

The Education Gadfly Show: Are screens to blame for NAEP’s bottom falling out?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Sarah Sparks 11.20.2019
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The high school testing recession that may be reducing academic rigor
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.15.2019
NationalFlypaper

Can you have accountability without consequences?
Tom Coyne 11.15.2019
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The worst news from NAEP
Max Eden 11.14.2019
NationalFlypaper

All 2019 Wonkathon submissions are in. Here’s what the wonks proposed.
Tran Le 11.13.2019
NationalFlypaper

The Education Gadfly Show: The Scarcity of High-Quality Early Childhood Education
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Carrie Gillispie 11.13.2019
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How magnet programs can promote diversity and turn around failing schools
Pedro Enamorado 11.13.2019
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