
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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Lessons from Massachusetts
Marc S. Tucker 1.16.2018
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The "segregationist" attacks on charter schools are really attacks on black educational excellence
Derrell Bradford 1.12.2018
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Why disparate impact theory is a bad fit for school discipline
Michael J. Petrilli 1.10.2018
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Frightening the children
Robert Pondiscio 1.10.2018
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How Ohio's walk back of graduation requirements is like overprotective parenting
Jamie Davies O'Leary 1.10.2018
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The link between the quality of high schools and their students' success in college
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.10.2018
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School features associated with student growth in New Orleans charter schools
Nicholas Munyan-Penney 1.10.2018
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A master class in state policymaking
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.10.2018
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Parent-teacher conferences: Harder to get into than a Jimmy Buffett concert?
Erika Sanzi 1.10.2018
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Six intriguing candidates for New York City schools chancellor
Charles Sahm 1.9.2018
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Fordham statement on state board of education’s recommended changes to Ohio graduation requirements
Ohio Education Gadfly 1.9.2018
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Ohio’s new readiness seal: Soft skills, but a hard reality
Jessica Poiner 1.9.2018
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