
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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No, Common Core did not increase student suicides. And claiming it did is reprehensible.
Erika Sanzi 8.4.2017
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A maverick's take on data
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.2.2017
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The NAACP model charter law isn't much of a model
Jessica Poiner 8.2.2017
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How stakes affect the accuracy and efficacy of teacher ratings
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.2.2017
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Surprise: Some schools are better than others
Jeff Murray 8.2.2017
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The NAACP's duplicitous engagement of black families on charter schools is a betrayal
Derrell Bradford 7.31.2017
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The first 17 ESSA accountability plans correct many NCLB-era errors
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
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Can personalized learning prevail?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.26.2017
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Louisiana threads the needle: Curriculum reform in a local-control state
Robert Pondiscio 7.26.2017
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On school segregation, teachers union president Randi Weingarten is projecting
7.26.2017
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ESSA, innovation, and optimism
Brandon L. Wright, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.26.2017
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As high school grades rise, SAT scores fall
Andrew Scanlan 7.26.2017
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