
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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Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
Jessica Poiner 4.9.2018
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Louisiana provides parents a complete view of school quality—cradle to career
Jessica Baghian 4.5.2018
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America’s “lost decade” of academic achievement
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.4.2018
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Louisiana's remarkable reading test
Robert Pondiscio 4.4.2018
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Seven story lines to follow when the NAEP results are released next week
Michael J. Petrilli 4.4.2018
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The benefits of attending National Heritage Academy for-profit charter schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.4.2018
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How smartphones affect undergraduate cognition
Nicholas Munyan-Penney 4.4.2018
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An answer to ESSA plan shortcomings: State solutions
Stephen Parker 4.3.2018
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Why Betsy DeVos will make a great White House chief of staff
Michael J. Petrilli 4.1.2018
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A most formidable first grade teacher
4.1.2018
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"Alexa, save our schools"
4.1.2018
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A curmudgeon in a care circle
4.1.2018
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