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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
NationalReport
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Why serve on the National Assessment Governing Board?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.12.2023
NationalFlypaper
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America’s recent education declines in international context
Michael J. Petrilli 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Grade inflation is not a victimless crime
Frederick M. Hess 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Chronic absenteeism has become a crisis, part 1: Possible causes
Tim Daly 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#886: Achievement gaps among advanced students, with Adam Tyner
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 9.5.2023
NationalPodcast
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The essential state role in educating advanced learners
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.31.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Texas’s controversial takeover of Houston’s schools
Daniel Buck 8.31.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Searching for mobility in K–12 achievement
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.31.2023
NationalFlypaper
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America’s highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Let’s not be afraid to investigate why.
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.30.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The hill that public education dies on: Transgender policies’ utter contempt for parents
Robert Pondiscio 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How districts are gaming graduation rates by letting students cheat
Jeremy Noonan 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Seven ways state leaders can rigorously implement the science of reading
Aaron Churchill 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper