
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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Life in the Fast Lane: Effects of Early Grade Acceleration on High School and College Outcomes
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.25.2015
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America's Millennials: Overeducated and unprepared
Robert Pondiscio 2.25.2015
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The conservative case for H.R. 5
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.24.2015
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Can gifted education survive the common core?
2.24.2015
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NEW from Fordham: Common Core and America's High-Achieving Students
The Education Gadfly 2.23.2015
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Scott Walker doesn't need a college degree—and neither do you
Michael J. Petrilli 2.23.2015
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Can gifted education survive the Common Core?
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.20.2015
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An ode to Common Core kindergarten standards
2.20.2015
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Five ideas to strengthen the No Child Left Behind reauthorization proposals
2.19.2015
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Ed Trust Midwest report on Michigan's charter authorizers: A decent start, but hardly the final word
Michael J. Petrilli 2.19.2015
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Getting observations right
2.19.2015
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Rahm Emanuel, Democrat for education reform
The Education Gadfly 2.18.2015
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