Commentary
4.19.2018
Findings about school choice programs shouldn't be applied to individual schools
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.18.2018
Commentary
4.18.2018
Commentary
4.18.2018
Keep what's valuable in the discipline guidance—but drop the racial quotas
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.18.2018
No, the new GAO report on discipline doesn't prove racial disparities are caused predominantly by racial bias
David GriffithBy David Griffith
Commentary
4.18.2018
Commentary
4.17.2018
For the vast majority of school choice studies, short- and long-term impacts point in the same direction
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.17.2018
Commentary
4.17.2018
When looking only at school choice programs, both short-term test scores and long-term outcomes are overwhelmingly positive
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.16.2018
Accountability & Testing
When it comes to graduation requirements, mastery matters
Jessica PoinerA recent paper from the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP) examined high school graduation requirements across the nation to determine whether they were aligned with requirements for each state’s public university system.
Commentary
4.16.2018
How to think about short-term test score changes and long-term student outcomes
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.13.2018
Commentary
4.12.2018
Commentary
4.11.2018
Do high school graduation standards align with college admissions requirements?
Jessica PoinerBy Jessica Poiner
Commentary
4.11.2018
Accountability & Testing
Five takeaways from Ohio’s 2017 NAEP results
Aaron ChurchillYesterday, the U.S. Department of Education released data from the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Commentary
4.10.2018
Commentary
4.10.2018
NAEP 2017: America's "Lost Decade" of educational progress
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.9.2018
ESSA
Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
Jessica PoinerAn increasing number of headline-grabbing graduation scandals have renewed the public’s interest in how students earn a high school diploma.
Commentary
4.5.2018
Commentary
4.4.2018
Seven story lines to follow when the NAEP results are released next week
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Commentary
4.4.2018
The benefits of attending National Heritage Academy for-profit charter schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Commentary
4.4.2018
Commentary
4.1.2018
Why Betsy DeVos will make a great White House chief of staff
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli