
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 making of a state ESSA plan
Brandon L. Wright, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Griffith 4.12.2017
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Will anyone even qualify for the much-debated federal charter school program grant?
Jamie Davies O'Leary 4.12.2017
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Schools should tell parents whether their middle schoolers are on track for college
Michael J. Petrilli 4.12.2017
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How the emergence of the white underclass could improve education for all
Ian Rowe 4.12.2017
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States mostly squander ESSA's school improvement flexibility
Brandon L. Wright 4.12.2017
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Case study of EngageNY shows the medium is not the message
Robert Pondiscio 4.12.2017
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Helping educators separate the curriculum-wheat from the chaff
Victoria McDougald 4.12.2017
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What helps disadvantaged students: No-excuses charters vs. income integration?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.12.2017
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A $20 Billion School Choice Tax Credit Program: Yes, No, Maybe, How So?
4.11.2017
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Education innovations are like children—no two are alike
4.10.2017
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Your chance to stand up for school choice
Ohio Education Gadfly 4.10.2017
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Charters come to the Bluegrass State
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.5.2017
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