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Commentary
11.8.2019
Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Governance

NAEP 2019: The terrible impact of the Great Recession

Michael J. Petrilli

In previous posts and in comments to the media, I’ve been making the case that the lingering effects of the Great Recession might partially explain the disappointing student achievement trends we’ve seen as of late, both on the Nation’s Report Card and on state assessments.

Podcast
11.6.2019
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, Standards

The Education Gadfly Show: NAEP 2019: It (was) the economy, stupid

On this week’s podcast, Marty West, a Harvard professor of education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to talk about last week’s NAEP results and their relationship to the Great Recession. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how graduation requirements affect arrest rates.

Event
11.5.2019
Accountability & Testing, Curriculum & Instruction, Advanced Education, Standards

Is Advanced Placement Good for Everyone? A Discussion with Partisans and Doubters

Learning in the Fast Lane: The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement (Princeton, 2019), the new book by Chester Finn and Andrew Scanlan, tells the story of the Advanced Placement (AP) program, widely regarded as the gold standard for academic rigor in American high schools.