
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 making of an edu-myth: The 30-million-word gap has not been “debunked”
Robert Pondiscio 6.5.2019
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Back to the future: How to rescue and reinvent special education
Kalman R. Hettleman 6.5.2019
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The Education Gadfly Show: The benefits of having a same-race teacher
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Seth Gershenson, Ph.D. 6.5.2019
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Beating the drum for charter schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.5.2019
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The education-health care perplex
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.4.2019
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Fordham-CAP “Moonshot for Kids” competition is now open
Michael J. Petrilli 6.3.2019
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Good jobs don’t always require college
Bruno V. Manno 5.31.2019
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Spelling bees and Tiger Woods
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.29.2019
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Schools aren’t democracies, but they shouldn’t be autocracies either
Dale Chu 5.29.2019
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The pragmatism of personalized pacing
Brandon L. Wright 5.29.2019
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The Education Gadfly Show: Rural schools and the urban bleed
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Arielle Dreher 5.29.2019
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The negative effects of “crime-prone” peers
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 5.29.2019
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