
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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What millennial parents think about schools and their children's education
Jessie McBirney 12.12.2018
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In charter school deserts, do private schools pick up the slack?
The Education Gadfly 12.12.2018
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The Education Gadfly Show: America’s choice deserts
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.12.2018
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How to help children get on, and stay on, the "success track"
Isabel Sawhill 12.11.2018
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NCAA and credit recovery
Nicholas Sproull 12.11.2018
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George H.W. Bush: The education president
Bruno V. Manno 12.10.2018
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An internecine feud in the schoolyard
Dale Chu 12.7.2018
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Dear fellow moms: Stop judging me for choosing the best school for my child
Erika Sanzi 12.7.2018
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How much should we rely on student test achievement as a measure of success?
Dana Goldhaber, Umut Özek 12.6.2018
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The Education Gadfly Show: The sad state of credit recovery
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 12.5.2018
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To improve educational practice, let researchers peek into the black box of the classroom
Michael J. Petrilli 12.5.2018
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Credit recovery: Good intentions, poor execution
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.5.2018
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