
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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Another set of worthwhile reads
11.21.2013
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Stay the course on the Common Core
Michael J. Petrilli 11.20.2013
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Great teachers can teach more students, even without raising class sizes
Bryan C. Hassel 11.20.2013
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Times have changed, so must we: Seize the day, adapt, and thrive
11.20.2013
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Making Americans: Civic education and the Common Core
11.19.2013
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If you like your federal education policy, you can keep it!
11.19.2013
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Right-sizing the Classroom: Making the Most of Great Teachers
11.19.2013
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Traversing the Teacher-Evaluation Terrain
11.18.2013
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Netflix Academy: The best streaming videos on frogs and other amphibians
Michael J. Petrilli 11.18.2013
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Common Core Meets Education Reform: What It All Means for Politics, Policy, and the Future of Schooling
Victoria McDougald 11.14.2013
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Over- and underachievers
The Education Gadfly 11.14.2013
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Back to basics: Do standards matter?
Kathleen Porter-Magee 11.14.2013
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