
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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Make diplomas meaningful through differentiation
Lane Wright 3.5.2018
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1 in 2: A new estimate of the share of children being raised by married parents
Nicholas Zill, W. Bradford Wilcox 3.5.2018
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Award a variety of high school diplomas with different requirements, but honor them all the same
Jeremy Noonan 3.2.2018
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This edtech could help teachers improve student writing
Jessica Poiner 3.2.2018
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Make high school about content mastery, not time served
Patrick Riccards 3.1.2018
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When students take tests, are they actually trying?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 3.1.2018
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To fix the gaming of graduation requirements, we need to overhaul high schools and our policies governing them
Michael J. Petrilli 2.28.2018
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Look beyond four-year graduation rates
Peter Greene 2.28.2018
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Conversation and language development
Jeff Murray 2.28.2018
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Are charter schools more cost-effective than traditional public schools?
Nicholas Munyan-Penney 2.28.2018
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Where is the next "education governor"?
Michael J. Petrilli, Chad L. Aldis, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.28.2018
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Let's make sure graduates actually know what's in the state standards
Elliot Regenstein 2.27.2018
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