
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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The state of state ed policy
Brandon L. Wright, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.30.2017
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Inadequate accreditation: America's looming education crisis
8.30.2017
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It's never OK to close a school based on a single metric
8.30.2017
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Impacts of school closures across twenty-six states
Aaron Churchill 8.30.2017
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Charter schools positively affect nearby traditional public schools, at least in New York City
Jamie Davies O'Leary 8.30.2017
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Top 12 school startup lessons, part 1
8.29.2017
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Improving early childhood learning with better data
8.25.2017
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Superintendent DeMaria and the “kids who don’t care”
Jessica Poiner 8.25.2017
NationalBlog

There's no one best approach to school discipline, so let parents choose
Robert Pondiscio 8.23.2017
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Betsy DeVos and accountability for schools of choice
Brandon L. Wright, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.23.2017
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Personalizing via technology?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.23.2017
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The harm done by high schools' low expectations
Jeff Murray 8.23.2017
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