
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
NationalFlypaper

Cory Booker's a shoo-in for Democratic education primary
By Vodka Margarita 4.1.2019
NationalBlog

KNOW YOUR EDU-MEME
Collect all 10. 4.1.2019
NationalBlog

GLADFLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
4.1.2019
NationalBlog

From great materials to great instruction
Emily Freitag 3.29.2019
NationalFlypaper

At the wheel of Idaho’s public charter school program
Terry Ryan, Roger Quarles 3.29.2019
NationalFlypaper

The misplaced focus on New York City's selective high schools
Brandon L. Wright 3.27.2019
NationalThe High Flyer

Five lessons from my time on the Maryland State Board of Education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 3.27.2019
NationalFlypaper

A guidebook for high schoolers who want to be teachers
Robert Pondiscio 3.27.2019
NationalFlypaper

Strengthening and diversifying the teacher workforce
Jessica Poiner 3.27.2019
NationalFlypaper

The Education Gadfly Show: Are schools ready for an economic downturn?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Marguerite Roza 3.27.2019
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A moonshot for kids
Michael J. Petrilli 3.27.2019
NationalFlypaper

Kamala Harris comes out swinging on education and picks the unions over students and parents
Erika Sanzi 3.25.2019
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