How to reverse grade inflation and help students reach their potential
By Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
By Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
Although the vast majority of American parents believe their child is performing at or above grade level, in reality two-thirds of U.S. teenagers are ill-prepared for college when they leave high school.
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
By David Griffith and Amber M. Northern
By Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
Some authors get paid by the word. I’m so glad that I don’t. In mathematics, my field, a few words can describe a vast terrain. For standards there are four words that all evaluators, all policymakers, and all parents would do well to keep in mind: necessary but not sufficient.
By Amy Holbrook, Becky Parker, and Mandy Polen
Eight years ago, we compared states’ English language arts (ELA) and mathematics standards to what were then the newly-minted Common Core State Standards. That report found that the Common Core was clearer and more rigorous than the ELA standards in thirty-seven states and stronger than the math standards in thirty-nine states.
New report on the emergence of non-district authorizers
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Since the inception of Ohio’s charter school program in 1998, gallons of ink have been spilled documenting the missteps of a few charter operators.
By Jessica Poiner
By Erika Sanzi
Ohio House Education Committee chair voices support for charters