Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
An increasing number of headline-grabbing graduation scandals have renewed the public’s interest in how students earn a high school diploma.
An increasing number of headline-grabbing graduation scandals have renewed the public’s interest in how students earn a high school diploma.
On this week’s podcast, Hanna Skandera, former New Mexico education chief, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss next week’s NAEP score release and why we’ve seen so little progress in recent years. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how NCTQ’s ratings affect teacher education programs.
By Michael J. Petrilli
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
By Michael J. Petrilli
For Immediate ReleaseApril 1, 2018
By Erika Sanzi
This month, the U.S. Department of Education released the latest results of the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), which told us how fourth- and eighth-grade students are faring nationally, in every state, and in most big cities in math and reading. This month also marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of A Nation at Risk.
By Michael J. Petrilli
On this week's podcast, Carissa Moffat Miller, the new executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss CCSSO’s campaign to highlight innovative state education policies. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effects of the National Heritage Academies chain of for-profit charter schools.
By Michael J. Petrilli
STEM education is, by design, integrative. It strives to emulate the real-world work of engineers within a teaching environment.
On this week’s podcast, Jessica Shopoff and Chase Eskelsen, employees of K12, Inc. and winners of Fordham’s 2018 Wonkathon, join Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss their ideas for reimagining American high school. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines race and gender biases in online higher education.