
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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What if self-interest doesn’t explain everything?
Michael J. Petrilli 9.23.2013
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Netflix Academy: The 10 best streaming videos on aquatic life
Michael J. Petrilli 9.20.2013
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Arne Duncan’s muddled line on testing
9.20.2013
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There’s a right way to authorize charter schools; Mississippi chose the wrong way
Adam Emerson 9.20.2013
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By the Company It Keeps: Scott Morgan
9.20.2013
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Arne Duncan on Colbert
Melissa Reynolds 9.19.2013
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Mediocrity, anyone?
Aaron Churchill 9.19.2013
NationalBlog

Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History
Melissa Reynolds 9.19.2013
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Going the extra mile
The Education Gadfly 9.19.2013
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Standards, reading lists, and censorship
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.19.2013
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Ed Next Book Club: Endangering Prosperity
9.19.2013
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