
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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SIG’s Downfall: Judge, and be judged, by proficiency rates
Michael J. Petrilli 12.2.2013
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Why and how parents choose schools
11.27.2013
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Recent teacher-eval reform happenings
11.26.2013
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Cincinnati's magnet school campouts: What do they really mean?
Jeff Murray 11.26.2013
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Testing voucher students: A reasonable quality-control measure with minimal threats to school diversity
Adam Emerson 11.25.2013
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Financing the Education of High-Need Students
Matt Richmond, Daniela Fairchild 11.25.2013
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Interesting SIG vs. non-SIG comparisons
11.25.2013
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Meanwhile, in ACTUAL federal-overreach news...
11.22.2013
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SIG and the lessons of history
11.22.2013
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Right-sizing the classroom
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.21.2013
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Class size isn’t as important as who’s at the front of the room
11.21.2013
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America’s rural schools and communities
11.21.2013
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