
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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Harnessing the benefits, and reining in the downsides, of virtual schools
9.9.2016
NationalFlypaper

What charter school authorizers can teach states on ESSA: It's hard to find indicators of school quality that aren’t test scores
Kathryn Mullen 9.8.2016
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The big summer stories edition
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Brandon L. Wright, Audrey Kim 9.7.2016
NationalResource

The 2016 PDK poll of the public's attitudes toward public schools
Robert Pondiscio 9.7.2016
NationalFlypaper

The narrowing socioeconomic gaps in kindergarten readiness
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.7.2016
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We must diversify charter school options
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bruno V. Manno, Brandon L. Wright 9.7.2016
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Can evidence improve America's schools?
Michael J. Petrilli 9.7.2016
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Ohio’s charter sector: Pains of the past are dampening innovation
Jamie Davies O'Leary 9.7.2016
NationalBlog

Good news about education reform? Just look around
9.7.2016
NationalFlypaper

Ohio's accountability system is the best in the country for high achievers. Here are 3 ways to keep that focus
Aaron Churchill 9.6.2016
NationalThe High Flyer

Cultivating America's future leaders
Robert Pondiscio 9.6.2016
NationalThe High Flyer

On the 'Fly: Ten stories you might've missed this summer
9.6.2016
NationalFlypaper