
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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Doing the right thing
The Education Gadfly 11.4.2015
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Disruptive students hurt strivers most
Michael J. Petrilli 11.4.2015
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Germany is leaving its bright students behind
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Brandon L. Wright 11.4.2015
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The Race-to-the-Top mindset
11.4.2015
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New York City is failing its bright poor students
Brandon L. Wright, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 11.4.2015
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The problem isn't testing, it's short-term thinking
David Griffith 11.3.2015
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Pell grants should go (only) to needy students who are ready for college
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 11.2.2015
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The NAEP is falling edition
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Robert Pondiscio, Clara Allen, Audrey Kim 10.28.2015
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Common Core's alignment with the 2015 NAEP math assessment
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.28.2015
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Public charter schools must become even more innovative
Jessica Poiner 10.28.2015
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Promises and pitfalls of using NAEP data to assess states’ roles in student achievement
Robert Pondiscio 10.28.2015
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The lost boys
The Education Gadfly 10.28.2015
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