
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 link between principal quality and schools' effects on student achievement
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.17.2016
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Challenges await Dayton’s new superintendent: Five suggestions to getting on the right track
Kathryn Mullen 8.17.2016
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How do we define success for gifted students?
8.16.2016
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A proposal for subgroup accountability under ESSA
Aaron Churchill 8.16.2016
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Why teacher vs. non-teacher pay comparisons are misleading
8.11.2016
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A response to Chester Finn's critique of California's new school accountability system
8.11.2016
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Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost’s opening remarks to the Ohio Charter School Summit
8.11.2016
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Characteristics of successful charter schools
Clara Allen 8.10.2016
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Preschool teachers’ systemic unpreparedness
Jeff Murray 8.10.2016
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The effect of school closures in New York City
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.10.2016
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2 suggestions for the future of online learning
8.10.2016
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Athletes aren’t America's only Olympic stars
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.10.2016
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