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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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What happens to English learners’ academic achievement when they’re reclassified as English proficient?
Melissa Gutwein 2.25.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: February 25, 2021
The Education Gadfly 2.25.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Gen Z and Millennials are bullish on their futures and critical about today’s schools
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 2.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Biden’s soft touch might be the only hope for schools in blue districts to reopen
Michael J. Petrilli 2.18.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Teacher unions are the only ones being coldly rational about reopening schools
Dale Chu 2.18.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Power to the people? Part I
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.18.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Are classroom instructional materials meeting the needs of English learners?
Julie Fitz 2.18.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: February 18, 2021
The Education Gadfly 2.18.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show: More parents now admit that their kids have fallen behind academically. Can that awareness power a new wave of reform?
Michael J. Petrilli, Bibb Hubbard, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.18.2021
NationalPodcast
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How schools should spend federal Covid-19 aid
Brandon L. Wright 2.12.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Massive student loan forgiveness would be a lost opportunity to help needy Americans
Michael J. Petrilli 2.11.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Literacy is equity
Robert Pondiscio 2.11.2021
NationalFlypaper