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High Expectations for All Schools

We believe that all schools that are supported with public funds—whether in the district, charter, or private school sector—should be held accountable for helping their students make academic progress from year to year. Under ESSA, most states have built accountability systems that are better than ever. Now the challenge is to make high expectations a reality at the classroom level.

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Imperfect Attendance: Toward a fairer measure of student absenteeism

The need to understand how schools can improve student attendance has never been greater. This study breaks new ground by examining high schools’ contributions to attendance—that is, their “attendance value-added.”

Jing Liu, Ph.D. 4.13.2022
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Assessing the Nation’s Report Card: Challenges and choices for NAEP

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.12.2022
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Stop mandating financial literacy courses for high school students

Daniel Buck 5.12.2022
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Schools have no choice but to teach social and emotional skills

Nathaniel Grossman 5.12.2022
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The Federal civil service adopted standardized testing in 1883. Are there lessons for education today?

Christian Eggers 5.12.2022
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Assessing the Nation’s Report Card: Challenges and Choices for NAEP

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.10.2022
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Using ESSER funds for retention bonuses makes sense if targeted strategically

Dan Goldhaber 5.5.2022
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No, social and emotional learning is not a “Trojan horse” for CRT

Robert Pondiscio 5.5.2022
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Shortages, hiring, and retiring: School leaders answer survey questions on pandemic-era staffing

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.5.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #818: Kate Walsh on the state of teacher quality in America

Michael J. Petrilli, Kate Walsh, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.4.2022
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Can investing in elementary schools prevent crime?

Christian Eggers 5.2.2022
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National Working Group on Advanced Education: Inaugural meeting summary of discussion

The Education Gadfly 4.29.2022
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The little-known test that matters the most

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.28.2022
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