
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
NationalFlypaper

Virtual Schools: Assessing Progress and Accountability
Jeff Murray 3.3.2014
NationalBlog

Do standards matter? A teacher’s perspective on the promise and potential of the Common Core
2.28.2014
NationalBlog

Missouri Charter Schools and Teacher Pension Plans: How Well Do Existing Pension Plans Serve Charter and Urban Teachers?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.27.2014
NationalBlog

Primary Sources
2.27.2014
NationalBlog

The false tradeoffs of test scores, creativity, and happiness
Brandon L. Wright 2.27.2014
NationalFlypaper

When 1 + 1 = 0: Why the new Indiana draft standards don’t make the grade
Kathleen Porter-Magee 2.27.2014
NationalBlog

Netflix Academy: The best streaming videos on reptiles
Michael J. Petrilli 2.26.2014
NationalFlypaper

First Bell 2-26-14
Pamela Tatz 2.26.2014
NationalFlypaper

New from Fordham: Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers
The Education Gadfly 2.26.2014
NationalFlypaper

Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 2.26.2014
NationalBlog

A chance for Mississippi to get out of the educational basement
2.26.2014
NationalBlog

The imperfect "ObamaCore" analogy
Michael J. Petrilli 2.24.2014
NationalFlypaper