
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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The Chicago strike: It’s hard to imagine the teachers winning in the court of public opinion
Michael J. Petrilli 9.10.2012
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First bell: 9-10-12
Tyson Eberhardt 9.10.2012
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First bell: 9-7-12
Tyson Eberhardt 9.7.2012
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First bell: 9-6-12
Tyson Eberhardt 9.6.2012
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Maintenance of inefficiency
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli 9.5.2012
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Districts could save $10 billion, improve results, by shifting special-education staffing to national median
Tyson Eberhardt 9.5.2012
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First bell: 9-5-12
Tyson Eberhardt 9.5.2012
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Flap in Virginia shows reformers’ fealty to ideology over implementation
Michael J. Petrilli 9.4.2012
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First bell: 9-4-12
Tyson Eberhardt 9.4.2012
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Healing McDowell
John Horton 9.1.2012
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First bell: 8-31-12
Tyson Eberhardt 8.31.2012
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Exam Schools: The Ups and Downs of Selective Public High Schools
8.30.2012
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