How accountability metrics related to student subgroups affect teacher turnover and attrition
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Differences between classroom assignments in low- and high-poverty schools
Emily HowellBy Emily Howell
O-H-I-No?
On this week's podcast, Paolo DeMaria, Ohio's State Superintendent of Public Instruction, joins Mike Petrilli and Brandon Wright to discuss the state’s new strategic plan for education, which Fordham’s gadflies find disappointing. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the access, perseverance, and outcomes of first-generation college students.
The tragic lack of progress for Ohio’s low-income and black students
Aaron ChurchillAchievement gaps between poor and minority students and their peers are well documented and persistent. For years, data indicate that these students have generally been making slow but steady progress.
Findings about school choice programs shouldn't be applied to individual schools
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Keep what's valuable in the discipline guidance—but drop the racial quotas
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
A better curriculum in the Bayou State
On this week’s podcast, Rebecca Kockler, Louisiana’s assistant superintendent of academic content, joins Mike Petrilli and Robert Pondiscio to discuss her state’s curriculum initiative. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how career and technical education affects students’ noncognitive skills.
No, the new GAO report on discipline doesn't prove racial disparities are caused predominantly by racial bias
David GriffithBy David Griffith
For the vast majority of school choice studies, short- and long-term impacts point in the same direction
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
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
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.
How to think about short-term test score changes and long-term student outcomes
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Do high school graduation standards align with college admissions requirements?
Jessica PoinerBy Jessica Poiner
Is America still a nation at risk?
On this week's podcast, Bruno Manno, Senior Advisor to the Walton Family Foundation’s K–12 Education Reform Initiative and a Trustee Emeritus at Fordham, joins Mike Petrilli and Checker Finn to discuss this week’s NAEP results in the context of the thirty-fifth anniversary of A Nation at Risk. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how accountability metrics related to student subgroups affect teacher turnover and attrition.
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).
NAEP 2017: America's "Lost Decade" of educational progress
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
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.