Commentary
How student engagement differs across school types and student groups
By Adam Tyner and Emily Howell
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Education 20/20: "Double Standards on Discipline Will Widen the Racial Divide"
Join us on Thursday, September 27th, when Heather MacDonald, author of The Diversity Delusion, kicks off the series with her perspective on race-based discipline reform, including why it hurts the children it purports to help and how it cuts against one of the core purposes of schooling.
Podcast
The Education Gadfly Show: We aren't teaching kids how to read
On this week’s podcast, Emily Hanford, a senior education correspondent and producer at APM Reports, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss her recent documentary on the sad state of reading instruction. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines TNTP’s new report about the inferior academic experiences of disadvantaged students.
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What can we learn from teenagers' approaches and attitudes toward school?
By Adam Tyner and Emily Howell
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New Media
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Governance
Multiple pathways in the Lone Star State
On this week’s podcast, Donna Bahorich, Chair of the Texas State Board of Education, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how to encourage students to take ownership of their educational journeys. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether encouraging more students to retake the SAT would narrow college enrollment gaps.
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How to reverse grade inflation and help students reach their potential
By Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
Report
Accountability & Testing
Grade Inflation in High Schools (2005–2016)
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.
