
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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How a teaching exam affects educator effectiveness
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.1.2016
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The ESSA honeymoon is over
6.1.2016
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The Family Feud edition
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Clara Allen, Audrey Kim 6.1.2016
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Social justice, education reform, and how this whole Left-Right feud is missing the point
Derrell Bradford 6.1.2016
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Education reform is about addition, not subtraction
6.1.2016
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Gary Johnson quotes about education
Brandon L. Wright 6.1.2016
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The importance of parent intuition and observation in recognizing highly creative children
6.1.2016
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Powerlessness, anger, and schools
6.1.2016
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The Left may have the louder voice in school reform, but conservatives shouldn't despair
5.31.2016
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A time for discomfort
Kathleen Porter-Magee 5.27.2016
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Texas state board dodges a bullet
5.27.2016
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Make Assessment Work for All Students: Multiple Measures Matter
Jessica Poiner 5.27.2016
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