
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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Charter school timeline: Twenty-five years later
10.19.2016
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Ohio’s sponsor evaluations: Take two
Kathryn Mullen 10.18.2016
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A letter to the editor on the difficulties with student growth measures
10.18.2016
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Proficiency vs. growth: Same sport, different game
Robert Pondiscio 10.18.2016
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Understanding the roles of public charter school boards and authorizers
10.17.2016
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Disputing Mike and Aaron on ESSA school ratings
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Chad L. Aldis 10.17.2016
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Charter board members shape D.C.'s charter sector in a thousand small ways
10.14.2016
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Competency-based education can better inform parents, students, and teachers
10.13.2016
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Is the "educator voice" missing on charter school boards?
10.13.2016
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Charter Schools at Twenty-Five: Humdrum or Revolutionary?
10.13.2016
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Why states should use student growth, and not proficiency rates, when gauging school effectiveness
Michael J. Petrilli, Aaron Churchill 10.13.2016
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Which text-set approach is right for you?
10.13.2016
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