
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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Can that plan, Senator Warren!
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.23.2019
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The Education Gadfly Show: Early warning: Kindergarten readiness skills are trending downward
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Megan Kuhfeld 10.23.2019
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Why struggling students remain below grade level, and how to help them
Mike Goldstein 10.23.2019
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Do U.S. schools use discriminatory practices when suspending students with disabilities?
Tran Le 10.23.2019
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What the research tells us about the outcomes of a good civics education
Pedro Enamorado 10.23.2019
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Failing and passing the “Tiffany Test,” part II
David Scarlett Wakelyn 10.22.2019
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NewSchools isn't overselling SEL: A response to Checker Finn
Stacey Childress 10.18.2019
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Standardized tests remain the best way to fairly and equitably assess students
Jonathan Wai, Don Zhang 10.18.2019
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Don’t oversell SEL
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.16.2019
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Denver’s rapidly-shrinking school choice tent
Dale Chu 10.16.2019
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Failing and passing the “Tiffany Test,” part I
David Scarlett Wakelyn 10.16.2019
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When a school is improving, stay out of the way, warns an important new book
Robert Pondiscio 10.16.2019
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