
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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Wither education: Are we preparing our children for the twenty-first century?
Gisèle Huff 9.28.2018
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The Education Gadfly Show: We aren't teaching kids how to read
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.26.2018
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The case for adding a second 2nd grade to high-poverty elementary schools
Michael J. Petrilli 9.26.2018
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Diversify gifted education, but don't stop there
Brandon L. Wright, Jonathan Plucker 9.26.2018
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Let's be careful how we use unified enrollment systems
Mike McShane 9.26.2018
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Would encouraging more students to retake the SAT narrow college-enrollment gaps?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.26.2018
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Why a donation website for schools in need should stop excluding private schools
Erika Sanzi 9.25.2018
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What can we learn from teenagers' approaches and attitudes toward school?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Emily Howell 9.24.2018
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Kids don't have to love reading to read great books
Holly Korbey 9.24.2018
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Students and technology access
Jeff Murray 9.24.2018
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As grades inflate, standardized tests keep us grounded
Cory R. Koedel 9.21.2018
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As grades inflate, standardized tests keep us grounded
Cory R. Koedel 9.21.2018
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