
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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Teacher layoffs, teacher quality, and student achievement
Jessica Poiner 9.2.2015
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The Kanye edition
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Robert Pondiscio, Clara Allen 9.2.2015
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Student-teacher demographic match and teacher expectations
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.2.2015
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Do classroom assignments reflect today's higher standards?
Robert Pondiscio 9.2.2015
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Don’t wait until it's broke to fix it: Managing districts in financial distress
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D. 9.2.2015
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How Common Core can help in the battle of skills versus knowledge
9.2.2015
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New Orleans: A success story? Yes. A national model? Maybe not.
Robert Pondiscio 9.2.2015
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Public sector employees and the rule of law
Michael J. Petrilli 9.2.2015
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On charter backfill debate, I'm with #TeamPaul
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.31.2015
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Tales from the rubber room
The Education Gadfly 8.26.2015
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Alternative student growth measures for teacher evaluation
Aaron Churchill 8.26.2015
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Supporting literacy within ESEA
Robert Pondiscio 8.26.2015
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