Michael J. Petrilli David Griffith, Ph.D. Mike Magee Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
1.29.2020

On this week’s podcast, Mike Magee, CEO of Chiefs for Change, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss National School Choice Week. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how teachers who specialize instead of teaching all subjects affect elementary school outcomes.

Amber's Research Minute

Kevin C. Bastian and C. Kevin Fortner, “Is Less More? Subject-Area Specialization and Outcomes in Elementary Schools,” Education Finance and Policy (December 17, 2018).

Policy Priority:
School Choice
Topics:
Charter Schools
Teachers & School Leaders

President, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Michael J. Petrilli is president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, executive editor of Education Next, editor in chief of the Education Gadfly Weekly, host of the…

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David Griffith is the National Research Director at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where he manages or authors reports on various subjects including charter schools, …

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Mike Magee is CEO of Chiefs for Change, a bipartisan network of state and district education leaders from across the United States.

Amber Northern is senior vice president for research at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, where she supervises the Institute’s robust research portfolio and…

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