
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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Late Bell: January 22, 2015
The Education Gadfly 1.22.2015
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Tennessee embraced Common Core for a reason
1.22.2015
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Conservatives in a revolution
1.22.2015
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A fern between two Mikes: Testing, accountability, and the new ESEA
1.21.2015
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Late Bell: January 21, 2015
The Education Gadfly 1.21.2015
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Lamar Alexander shows us what “governing” looks like
The Education Gadfly 1.21.2015
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Despite Reports to the Contrary, New Teachers Are Staying in Their Jobs Longer
1.21.2015
NationalBlog

Turning lightning into electricity: Organizing parents for education reform
1.21.2015
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Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.21.2015
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Model Citizens
Robert Pondiscio 1.21.2015
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Why has education policy produced such little improvement?
Rod Paige 1.21.2015
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Stump speech contest: What members of Congress should say about testing
Michael J. Petrilli 1.21.2015
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