
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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Sorry, Governor
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.16.2016
NationalBlog

Ohio’s ‘honesty gap’ is narrowing—and that’s a good thing
Aaron Churchill 9.15.2016
NationalBlog

Effectively designing and scoring standardized tests
Kirsten Hinck 9.14.2016
NationalFlypaper

How educational software affected student achievement in Washington, D.C.
Andrew Scanlan 9.14.2016
NationalFlypaper

Three years of paying teachers for performance
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.14.2016
NationalFlypaper

Finding the right tool for the job: Improving reading and writing in the classroom
Victoria McDougald 9.14.2016
NationalBlog

To improve education, focus on excellence—not failure
Michael J. Petrilli 9.14.2016
NationalFlypaper

Trump, Choice, and Discipline
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Robert Pondiscio, Brandon L. Wright, David Griffith, Audrey Kim 9.14.2016
NationalResource

Fordham Institute media statement on release of $71 million federal charter school grant to Ohio
Ohio Education Gadfly 9.14.2016
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School report cards don't matter if parents can't find them
Audrey Kim 9.12.2016
NationalThe High Flyer

What Trump’s visit to a Cleveland charter school really means
Aaron Churchill 9.9.2016
NationalBlog

America's untapped STEM potential
9.9.2016
NationalThe High Flyer