NEPC Resources on Student Achievement

David R. Garcia (December 3, 2024). NEPC Review: Searching for the Tipping Point: Scaling up Public School Choice Spurs Citywide Gains (Public Policy Institute, October 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/charter-achievement

Christopher Saldaña, Michael A. Gottfried (November 14, 2024). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Michael Gottfried About Chronic Absenteeism. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/podcast-saldana-gottfried

Bruce D. Baker (November 12, 2024). NEPC Review: Pennsylvania’s Education Tax Credit Scholarships: How EITC Serves Children and Families in the Commonwealth (Commonwealth Foundation, September 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/tax-credits

Robert Shand (November 7, 2024). NEPC Review: Systemwide and Intervention-Specific Effects of Denver Public Schools’ Portfolio District Strategy on Individual Student Achievement (Center for Education Policy Analysis, University of Colorado Denver, September 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/denver

Bryan Mann (September 24, 2024). NEPC Review: Ohio Charter Schools After the Pandemic: Are Their Students Still Learning More Than They Would in District Schools? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, June 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/ohio-charter-schools

Eunice S. Han (July 18, 2024). NEPC Review: The Broken Pipeline: Advanced Education Policies at the Local Level (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, April 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/broken-pipeline

Clara Fontdevila, Antoni Verger, Adrián Zancajo (June 13, 2024). NEPC Review: Spark & Sustain: How All the World’s School Systems Can Improve Learning at Scale (McKinsey & Company, February 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/learning

Clive Belfield (April 10, 2024). NEPC Review: Public Education at a Crossroads: A Comprehensive Look at K-12 Resources and Outcomes (Reason Foundation, February 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/crossroads

Amanda U. Potterton, Annah Rogers, Jeanne M. Powers (December 7, 2023). NEPC Review: From Surviving to Thriving: K-12 Choice and Opportunity for Rural Texas Students and Teachers (The Heritage Foundation, August 2023). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/rural-choice

Clive Belfield (November 21, 2023). NEPC Review: Small Class Sizes for Improving Student Achievement in Primary and Secondary Schools: A Systematic Review (Campbell Collaboration, October 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/class-size-reduction

Matt Barnum (October 11, 2023). Mark Zuckerberg Tried to Revolutionize American Education With Technology. It Didn’t Go as Planned.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/resource-document-zuckerberg-summit

Alex Molnar, Faith Boninger, Anna Noble, Meenakshi Mani (September 21, 2023). We Need Better Education Policy. Summit Public Schools Shows Why.. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/summit-2023

Christopher Saldaña, Beth Schueler, Domingo Morel, David DeMatthews (September 14, 2023). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Beth Schueler, Domingo Morel, and David DeMatthews About District Takeovers. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/podcast-saldana-schueler-morel-dematthews

Emilie Mitescu Reagan (March 14, 2023). NEPC Review: The Effects of High-Performing, High-Turnover Teachers on Long-Run Student Achievement: Evidence From Teach for America (Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, November 2022). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/retention

Clive Belfield (March 7, 2023). NEPC Review: The Economic Cost of the Pandemic: State by State (Hoover Institution, January 2023). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/pandemic

Joshua Cowen (February 21, 2023). NEPC Review: The Ohio EdChoice Program’s Impact on School District Enrollments, Finances, and Academics (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, December 2022). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/edchoice

David S. Knight (November 22, 2022). NEPC Review: #StudentsFirst: Empowering Parents to Help Students Regain Lost Learning (The Buckeye Institute, September 2022). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/learning-loss

Audrey Amrein-Beardsley (May 10, 2022). NEPC Review: Pathways to Success: Exploring the Long-Term Outcomes of Alumni from Summit Public Schools (Summit Public Schools, September 2021). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/summit

Christopher Saldaña, Wagma Mommandi, Kevin G. Welner (March 17, 2022). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Wagma Mommandi and Kevin Welner About How Charter Schools Shape Their Enrollment. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/podcast-saldana-mommandi-welner

Edward García Fierros (January 25, 2022). NEPC Review: Equity Elementary: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” Staff in Public Schools (Heritage Foundation, October 2021). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/cdos

Christopher Saldaña, Derek C. Briggs, Scott Marion (January 20, 2022). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Derek Briggs and Scott Marion About State and National Test Results. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/podcast-saldana-briggs-marion

(January 13, 2022). Opportunity to Learn Indicators: Why They Matter More Than Ever Right Now. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-otl-011322

Kate Baca, Michelle Renée Valladares (January 6, 2022). Centering Students’ Past and Present to Advance Equity in the Future. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/cuba

Eunice S. Han, Yongmei Ni (December 2, 2021). NEPC Review: Ohio’s Lost Einsteins: The Inequitable Outcomes of Early High Achievers (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2021). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/einsteins

(October 28, 2021). Spring 2021 Exam Results Are In. Now What?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-covid-assessment-102821

(October 21, 2021). Five Myths About Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-myths-102121

Christopher Saldaña, Sade Bonilla, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales (October 19, 2021). NEPC Talks Education: An Interview with Sade Bonilla and Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales About Ethnic Studies. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/podcast-saldana-bonilla-tintiangco-cubales

Samuel E. Abrams, Steven J. Koutsavlis (July 15, 2021). NEPC Review: Florida Versus Kentucky: School Choice Improves Public School Performance, Too (Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions, May 2021). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/fl-ky-school-choice

T. Jameson Brewer, Joel R. Malin (June 15, 2021). NEPC Review: Education Freedom and Student Achievement: Is More School Choice Associated with Higher State-Level Performance on the NAEP? (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, March 2021). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/education-freedom

Amy Cummings (June 3, 2021). Making Early Literacy Policy Work: Three Considerations for Policymakers Based on Kentucky’s “Read to Succeed” Act. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/literacy

Sylvia Celedón-Pattichis (March 2, 2021). NEPC Review: Language Counts: Supporting Early Math Development for Dual Language Learners (Bellwether Education Partners, October 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/dual-language

Carrie Sampson, Sarah Diem (January 21, 2021). NEPC Review: The Third Way: A Guide to Implementing Innovation Schools (Progressive Policy Institute, October 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/innovation-schools

Yongmei Ni, Eunice S. Han (December 3, 2020). NEPC Review: Changes in the Performance of Students in Charter and District Sectors of U.S. Education: An Analysis of Nationwide Trends (The Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University, September 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/charter-district-schools

Ed Fuller (October 15, 2020). Making Next Year Count: Equity in School Accountability (Bellwether Education Partners, Summer 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/school-accountability

(August 6, 2020). The Misguided Push to Reintroduce Standardized Testing During the Pandemic. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-testing-covid-080620

Bruce D. Baker (May 26, 2020). NEPC Review: Comparing Ed Reforms: Assessing the Experimental Research on Nine K-12 Education Reforms (EdChoice, April 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/charter-research

Mark Weber (March 17, 2020). NEPC Review: Charter Schools in Newark: The Effect on Student Test Scores (Manhattan Institute, January 2020). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/newark-charters

(February 6, 2020). Patience Can Be Rewarded: RAND Report Demonstrates Promise of Embattled NYC Community Schools Model. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-nyc-community-schools-020620

Jaekyung Lee (November 26, 2019). NEPC Review: Fewer Children Left Behind: Lessons From the Dramatic Achievement Gains of the 1990s and 2000s (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, October 2019). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/achievement

Yongmei Ni (November 14, 2019). NEPC Review: Rising Tide: Charter School Market Share and Student Achievement (Thomas B. Fordham Institute , September 2019). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/rising-tide

(August 29, 2019). Data Walls Demoralize Students. Assessment Expert Lorrie Shepard Explains Why. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-shepard-082919

Robert Bifulco (June 18, 2019). NEPC Review: Student Achievement in Florida's Charter Schools (Florida Department of Education, March 2019). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/fl-charters

(May 23, 2019). Review Identifies Flaws in High-Profile “Gold Standard” Study Used to Market TFA. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-tfa-052319

Andrew Brantlinger , Matthew Griffin (May 23, 2019). Reviews Worth Sharing: The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach for America and the Teaching Fellows Programs (Institute of Education Sciences, September 2013). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/tfa

Jaekyung Lee (March 28, 2019). NEPC Review: The Effects of the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program on College Enrollment and Graduation: An Update (Urban Institute, February 2019). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/tax-credit

Madhabi Chatterji (March 5, 2019). A Consumer’s Guide to Testing under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): What Can the Common Core and Other ESSA Assessments Tell Us?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/rd-assessment-guide

Amanda Datnow (January 24, 2019). NEPC Review: The Opportunity Myth (TNTP, September 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-opportunity-myth

Amy N. Farley, Leah Chamberlain (December 4, 2018). NEPC Review: Making a Difference: Six Places Where Teacher Evaluation Systems Are Getting Results (National Council on Teacher Quality, October 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-teacher-eval

(November 6, 2018). NEPC Fellow Douglas Harris Responds to Critiques of Study, and a Q&A on the Effect of New Orleans School Reforms. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-NOLA-081418

(October 25, 2018). School Poverty Rates: How High Before They Harm Students?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-poverty-102518

(October 16, 2018). These Comeback Kids Don’t Bake Cookies: The Community-Based Transformation of an Urban School. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-rainier-beach-101618

Clive Belfield (October 4, 2018). NEPC Review: Fiscal and Education Spillovers from Charter School Expansion (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-charter-spillover

Beth C. Rubin (September 25, 2018). NEPC Review: Systems for Success: Thinking Beyond Access to AP (The Education Trust, July 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-AP

(September 4, 2018). Are Four-Day Weeks Bad for Students?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-four-day-weeks-090418

Kristopher Nordstrom (July 12, 2018). Reviews Worth Sharing: An Impact Analysis of North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program on Student Achievement (June 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/RWS-vouchers

Julian Vasquez Heilig (May 10, 2018). NEPC Review: Bigger Bang, Fewer Bucks? (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, February 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-roi

Christopher Lubienski, T. Jameson Brewer (May 3, 2018). NEPC Review: Do Impacts on Test Scores Even Matter? (American Enterprise Institute, March 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-goalposts

Gary Miron, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson (May 1, 2018). Full-Time Virtual and Blended Schools: Enrollment, Student Characteristics, and Performance. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/virtual-schools-annual-2018

Chris Torres, Joanne W. Golann (April 10, 2018). NEPC Review: Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap (Brookings Institution, February 2018). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-no-excuses

Gregory A. Smith, Warren Simmons (March 7, 2018). Education Interview of the Month: Greg Smith Interviews Warren Simmons About Systemic Change in Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/smith-simmons

Francesca López (February 27, 2018). NEPC Review: Evaluation of the Teacher Incentive Fund: Final Report on Implementation and Impact of Pay-for-Performance Across Four Years (Institute of Education Sciences, December 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-teacher-incentive

Genevieve Siegel-Hawley, Erica Frankenberg (February 8, 2018). NEPC Review: Balancing Act: Schools, Neighborhoods, and Racial Imbalance (Brookings Institution, November 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-school-segregation

Michael Harwell (January 30, 2018). Don't Expect Too Much: The Limited Usefulness of Common SES Measures and a Prescription for Change. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/SES

Mark Weber, Bruce D. Baker (December 13, 2017). NEPC Review: School District Reform in Newark (National Bureau of Economic Research, October 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-newark-reform

Patricia H. Hinchey (November 7, 2017). NEPC Review: Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-absenteeism

Matthew Gaertner, Ben Kirshner (October 24, 2017). NEPC Review: Lights Off: Practice and Impact of Closing Low-Performing Schools (Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), August 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-closures

Gary Miron, Christopher Shank (September 7, 2017). NEPC Review: Charter Management Organizations 2017 (Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), June 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-CMOs

William R. Penuel, Michelle Renée Valladares, Elizabeth J. Meyer (July 19, 2017). A Continuous Improvement Approach to Indicator Development . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/fyi-video-continuous-improvement

Joydeep Roy, William J. Mathis (July 5, 2017). NEPC Review: Back to the Staffing Surge: The Great Teacher Salary Stagnation and the Decades-Long Employment Growth in American Public Schools (EdChoice, May 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-staffing

Brea L. Perry, Daniel J. Losen (June 1, 2017). NEPC Review: Understanding a Vicious Cycle: Do Out-of-School Suspensions Impact Student Test Scores? (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, March 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-discipline

Gail L. Sunderman, Erin Coghlan, Rick Mintrop (May 18, 2017). School Closure as a Strategy to Remedy Low Performance. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/closures

Sarah Cordes (May 9, 2017). NEPC Review: New York Charter Schools Outperform Traditional Selective Public Schools: More Evidence that Cream-Skimming is Not Driving Charters' Success (Manhattan Institute , March 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-nyc-charters

Benjamin Shear (April 25, 2017). NEPC Review: Apples to Apples: The Definitive Look at School Test Scores in Milwaukee and Wisconsin (Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, March 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-milwaukee-vouchers

Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Christopher Shank, Caryn Davidson, Michael K. Barbour, Luis A. Huerta, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Jennifer King Rice, David Nitkin (April 11, 2017). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2017. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/virtual-schools-annual-2017

Marilyn Cochran-Smith, Megina Baker, Wen-Chia Chang, M. Beatriz Fernández, Elizabeth Stringer Keefe (March 23, 2017). Review of Within Our Grasp: Achieving Higher Admissions Standards in Teacher Prep. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-admissions

William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Michelle Renée Valladares (February 1, 2017). Examples of Indicators Focused on Equity, Quality, and Climate. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/fyi-video-examples-indicators

Amy N. Farley (February 21, 2017). NEPC Review: For Good Measure? Teacher Evaluation Policy in the ESSA Era (Bellwether Education Partners, December 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-teacher-evaluation

Beth C. Rubin (January 26, 2017). NEPC Review: High Stakes for High Achievers:
State Accountability in the Age of ESSA (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, August 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-tracking-high-stakes

Erica Frankenberg (December 19, 2016). NEPC Review: Segregation, Race, and Charter Schools: What Do We Know? (Brookings Institution, October 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-segregation

(August 18, 2016). Denver “Portfolio” Report’s Flaws Remain, Reviewer Confirms. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/denver-portfolio-report-s-flaws-remain-reviewer-confirms

Terrenda White (July 26, 2016). NEPC Review: A 21st Century School System in the Mile-High City (Progressive Policy Institute, May 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-21st-century

Tina Trujillo, Marialena Rivera (July 20, 2016). Review of Measuring School Turnaround Success. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-turnaround

Julia Daniel, Kevin G. Welner, Michelle Renée Valladares (June 14, 2016). Research-Based Expectations for Implementation of the Community Schools Initiative in New York City. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/community-schools

Bruce D. Baker (May 13, 2016). NEPC Review: School Spending and Student Achievement in Michigan: What's the Relationship? (Mackinac Center, April 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/school-spending

Marshall Jean (April 26, 2016). Review of 2016 Brown Center Report on American Education Part II: Tracking and Advanced Placement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-tracking

Julia Daniel, Jon Snyder (March 8, 2016). Community Schools as an Effective Strategy for Reform. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/community-schools-as-an-effective-strategy-for-reform

Sharon L. Nichols (February 25, 2016). NEPC Review: Lessons From State Performance on NAEP: Why Some High-Poverty Students Score Better Than Others (Center for American Progress , January 2016). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-CAP-standards

Julie F. Mead, Mark Weber (February 17, 2016). Review of Special Education and English Language Learner Students in Boston Charter Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-charter-expansion

Joseph Cimpian (December 3, 2015). Review of The Effects of Test-Based Retention on Student Outcomes Over Time. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-NBER-retention

Kevin G. Welner (October 28, 2015). NAEPscuses: Making Sense of Excuse-Making from the No-Excuses Contingent. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/naepscuses

Arnold Danzig, William J. Mathis (September 1, 2015). NEPC Review: Measuring Diversity in Charter School Offerings (American Enterprise Institute, July 2015). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-charter-diversity

Ben Kirshner, Matthew Gaertner (June 16, 2015). NEPC Review: School Closures and Student Achievement: An Analysis of Ohio's Urban District and Charter Schools (Fordham Institute, April 2015). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-school-closures

Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Charisse Gulosino (March 10, 2015). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2015: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/virtual-schools-annual-2015

Christopher Lubienski, Ee-Seul Yoon (February 17, 2015). Review of The Texas Economy and School Choice . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-texas-economy-school-choice

Kevin G. Welner, William J. Mathis (February 12, 2015). Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Time to Move Beyond Test-Focused Policies. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/esea

Jeanne M. Powers (January 20, 2015). NEPC Review: No Excuses Charter Schools: A Meta-Analysis of the Experimental Evidence (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, December 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-no-excuses-charter-meta-analysis

Kevin K. Kumashiro (January 12, 2015). NEPC Review: Proposed 2015 Federal Teacher Preparation Regulations (U.S. Department of Education, December 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-proposed-teacher-preparation

Clive Belfield (December 4, 2014). NEPC Review: The Economic Benefits of Closing Educational Achievement Gaps (Center for American Progress, November 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-economic-benefits

Michael K. Barbour (October 28, 2014). NEPC Review: Virtual Schooling and Student Learning: Evidence from the Florida Virtual School (Harvard University Program on Education Policy and Governance). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-virtual-schooling-and-student-learning

Francesca López (September 30, 2014). NEPC Review: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature on the Effect of Charter Schools on Student Achievement (Center on Reinventing Public Education, August 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-meta-analysis-effect-charter

Gene V Glass (August 19, 2014). NEPC Review: The Productivity of Public Charter Schools (University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, July 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-productivity-public-charter

Ed Fuller (June 26, 2014). NEPC Review: Preparing Principals to Raise Student Achievement: Implementation and Effects of the New Leaders Program in Ten Districts (RAND Corporation, May 2014). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-preparing-principals

Tina Trujillo, Marialena Rivera (April 15, 2014). Review of The Effect of Co-locations on Student Achievement in NYC Public Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-effect-of-co-locations

Sean P. Corcoran (March 31, 2014). Review of The Economic Benefits of New York City's Public School Reforms, 2002-2013. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-economic-benefits-nyc

Alex Molnar, Luis A. Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Sheryl Rankin Shafer, Michael K. Barbour, Gary Miron, Charisse Gulosino, Brian Horvitz (March 4, 2014). Virtual Schools in the U.S. 2014: Politics, Performance, Policy, and Research Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/virtual-schools-annual-2014

(February 18, 2014). Does Class Size Matter?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/does-class-size-matter

Julian Vasquez Heilig, Su Jin Jez (January 7, 2014). Teach for America: A Return to the Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/teach-for-america-return

Patricia H. Hinchey (December 12, 2013). Review of An Opportunity Culture for All: Making Teaching a Highly Paid, High-Impact Profession. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-opportunity-culture

Elizabeth DeBray, Huriya Jabbar (October 8, 2013). Review of Two Presentations on the Portfolio School Model. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-portfolio-districts

Bruce Fuller (August 27, 2013). Review of The Lessons of No Child Left Behind. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-lessons-of-nclb

Gregory Camilli (April 30, 2013). NEPC Review: KIPP Middle Schools: Impacts on Achievement and Other Outcomes (Mathematica Policy Research, February 2013). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-KIPP-middle-schools

Katrina Bulkley (April 23, 2013). Review of Mayoral Governance and Student Achievement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-mayoral-governance

Margaret Terry Orr (March 5, 2013). Review of Two Articles on Principal Effects. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-estimating-effect-principals

Dale Ballou (February 16, 2012). NEPC Review: The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-Added and Student Outcomes in Adulthood (January 2012). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-long-term-impacts

Matthew Di Carlo (November 11, 2011). When the Legend Becomes Fact, Print the Fact Sheet. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/when-legend

Jaekyung Lee (October 13, 2011). NEPC Review: Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-high-flyers

Bruce D. Baker (September 22, 2011). NEPC Review: Incomplete: How Middle Class Schools Aren't Making the Grade (September 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-middle-class

Bruce D. Baker (September 13, 2011). Why Comparing NAEP Poverty Achievement Gaps Across States Doesn’t Work. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/why-comparing-naep

William J. Mathis (June 30, 2011). NEPC Review: Florida Formula for Student Achievement: Lessons for the Nation (ExcelinEd, June 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-florida-formula

Bruce D. Baker (May 18, 2011). NEPC Review: Passing Muster: Evaluating Teacher Evaluation Systems (April 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/passing-muster-fails-muster

Marisa Saunders, Christopher A. Chrisman (April 7, 2011). Linking Learning to the 21st Century: Preparing All Students for College, Career, and Civic Participation. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/linking-learning

Derek C. Briggs, Ben Domingue (February 8, 2011). Due Diligence and the Evaluation of Teachers. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/due-diligence

Bruce D. Baker (January 26, 2011). NEPC Review: Students in N.J. Charter Schools Outperform Those in Local School Districts, Data Shows (January 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/un-spinning-numbers

Elizabeth Dutro (January 24, 2011). Review of Waiting for Superman. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-waiting-superman

Jesse Rothstein (January 13, 2011). NEPC Review: Learning About Teaching (December 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-learning-about-teaching

Jeremy Kilpatrick (January 11, 2011). NEPC Review: U.S. Math Performance in Global Perspective: How Well Does Each State Do at Producing High-Achieving Students? (November 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-us-math

Edward García Fierros, Bridget Rooney (December 14, 2010). NEPC Review: 2010 State School Report Card (October 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-2010-state-school-report

Patricia H. Hinchey (December 7, 2010). Getting Teacher Assessment Right: What Policymakers Can Learn From Research. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/getting-teacher-assessment-right

Madhabi Chatterji (November 30, 2010). NEPC Review: Closing the Racial Achievement Gap (September 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/learning-from-florida

Julian Vasquez Heilig, Su Jin Jez (June 9, 2010). Teach For America: A Review of the Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/teach-for-america

Jeff MacSwan (May 19, 2010). NEPC Review: Has Progress Been Made in Raising Achievement for English Language Learners? (April 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-progress-ELL

Katrina Bulkley (April 15, 2010). NEPC Review: Fix the City Schools: Moving All Schools to Charter-Like Autonomy (March 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-fix-city-schools

Jaekyung Lee (April 7, 2010). NEPC Review: Stuck Schools: A Framework for Identifying Schools Where Students Need Change - Now (Education Trust, February 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-stuck-schools

Robert Bifulco (March 10, 2010). NEPC Review: Connecticut's Charter School Law and Race to the Top (ConnCAN, February 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-Connecticut-Charter

Carol C. Burris, Kevin G. Welner, Jennifer Bezoza (December 14, 2009). Universal Access to a Quality Education: Research and Recommendations for the Elimination of Curricular Stratification . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/universal-access

Patrick McEwan (November 17, 2009). NEPC Review: Everyone Wins: How Charter Schools Benefit All New York City Public School Students (Manhattan Institute, October 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-everyone-wins

Sean Reardon (November 12, 2009). NEPC Review: How New York City’s Charter Schools Affect Achievement (September 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-how-New-York-City-Charter

Gerald W. Bracey (November 9, 2009). The Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education, 2009. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/bracey-report

Gary Miron, Brooks Applegate (June 24, 2009). NEPC Review: Multiple Choice: Charter School Performance in 16 States (June 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-multiple-choice

Derek C. Briggs (May 27, 2009). NEPC Review: Charter Schools in Eight States: Effects on Achievement, Attainment, Integration and Competition (March 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-charter-schools-eight-states

Robert Bifulco (May 5, 2009). NEPC Review: The Impact of Milwaukee Charter Schools on Student Achievement (March 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-impact-Milwaukee-charter

Gene V Glass (April 20, 2009). The Realities of K-12 Virtual Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/realities-K-12-virtual-education

Jennifer Jennings, Sean P. Corcoran (March 10, 2009). NEPC Review: An Evaluation of Teachers Trained Through Different Routes to Certification: Final Report (February 2009). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-evaluation-of-teachers

David C. Berliner (March 9, 2009). Poverty and Potential: Out-of-School Factors and School Success. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/poverty-and-potential

Jeffrey R. Henig (November 10, 2008). What Do We Know About the Outcomes of KIPP Schools?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/outcomes-of-kipp-schools

Joshua Feinman (October 22, 2008). High Stakes, but Low Validity? A Case Study of Standardized Tests and Admissions into New York City Specialized High Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/high-stakes-but-low-validity

Edward García Fierros, Mindy L. Kornhaber (October 15, 2008). NEPC Review: Education Olympics 2008: The Games in Review (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, August 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-education-olympics

Carol C. Burris (October 14, 2008). NEPC Review: The Misplaced Math Student: Lost in Eighth-Grade Algebra (September 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-misplaced-math-student

Christopher Lubienski (September 8, 2008). NEPC Review: Promising Start: An Empirical Analysis of How EdChoice Vouchers Affect Ohio Public Schools (August 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-promising-start

Gregory Camilli (July 29, 2008). NEPC Review: High-Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, June 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-high-achieving-students

Anthony Rolle (July 14, 2008). Strengthening the Link Between Effective School Expenditures and State Funding Mechanisms. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/strengthening-the-link

Kevin G. Welner (June 1, 2008). The Overselling of Growth Modeling. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/overselling-growth-modeling

John T. Yun (May 22, 2008). NEPC Review: The Effect of Special Education Vouchers on Public School Achievement: Evidence from Florida's McKay Scholarship Program (Manhattan Institute, April 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-effect-of-special

David Arsen, Clive Belfield, Marisa Cannata, Wendy C. Chi, Casey Cobb, Stephanie Evergreen, Gregg Garn, Christopher Lubienski, Julie F. Mead, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Gary Miron, Yongmei Ni, Stephanie Southworth, Jessica Urschel, Terri S. Wilson (March 20, 2008). School Choice: Evidence and Recommendations. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/school-choice-evidence-and-recommendations

Carol C. Burris, Edward W. Wiley, Kevin G. Welner (March 1, 2008). Accountability, Rigor, and Detracking. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/accountability-rigor-and-detracking

Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Martha Bottia, Stephanie Southworth (March 1, 2008). School Choice and Segregation by Race, Class, and Achievement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/school-choice-and-segregation-race-class-and-achievement

Gary Miron, Stephanie Evergreen, Jessica Urschel (March 1, 2008). The Impact of School Choice Reforms on Student Achievement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-impact-school-choice-reforms-student-achievement

Jaekyung Lee (December 12, 2007). NEPC Review: Are Private High Schools Better Academically Than Public High Schools? (October 2007). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-two-reports-addressing-achievement-students-private-and-public-schools

John T. Yun (June 26, 2007). NEPC Review: Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind? (June 2007). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-answering-question-that-matters-most-has-student-achievement-increased-since-no-chi

Derek C. Briggs (May 7, 2007). NEPC Review: State Takeover, School Restructuring, Private Management, and Student Achievement in Philadelphia (February 2007). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-two-reports-about-privately-managed-schools-philadelphia

Christopher Lubienski, Sarah Lubienski (August 30, 2006). NEPC Review: On the Public-Private School Achievement Debate (August 2006). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-on-public-private-school-achievement-debate

William J. Mathis (February 17, 2006). NEPC Review: The State of High School Education in Wisconsin: A Tale of Two Wisconsins (January 2006). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-the-state-high-school-education-wisconsin-a-tale-two-wisconsins

Sharon L. Nichols, Gene V Glass, David C. Berliner (January 1, 2005). High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/high-stakes-testing-and-student-achievement-problems-no-child-left-behind-act

Wayne Wright, Chang Pu (January 1, 2005). Academic Achievement of English Language Learners in Post Proposition 203 Arizona. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/academic-achievement-english-language-learners-post-proposition-203-arizona

Gerald W. Bracey (January 1, 2005). Education's 'Groundhog Day'. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/educations-groundhog-day

(August 1, 2004). The Impacts of Charter Schools on Student Achievement: Evidence From North Carolina. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/impacts-charter-schools-student-achievement-evidence-north-carolina

Janette K. Klingner, S. Ahwee, D. Van Garderen, C. Hernandez (January 1, 2004). Closing the Gap: Enhancing Student Outcomes in an Urban Professional Development School. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/closing-gap-enhancing-student-outcomes-urban-professional-development-school

Alex Molnar, Douglas N. Harris, Gene V Glass, Lisa Abrams, Madhabi Chatterji, Mary Lee Smith, Sherman Dorn, Tim Hacsi, Victoria-Maria MacDonald (January 1, 2004). Reform Florida. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/reform-florida

Derek C. Briggs, Mark Wilson (January 1, 2003). An Introduction to Multidimensional Measurement using Rasch Models. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/an-introduction-multidimensional-measurement-using-rasch-models

Philip Smith, Alex Molnar, John Zahorik (January 1, 2003). Class-Size Reduction: A Fresh Look at the Data. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/class-size-reduction-a-fresh-look-data

Alex Molnar (January 1, 1998). Smaller Classes–Not Vouchers–Increase Student Achievement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/smaller-classes%E2%80%93not-vouchers%E2%80%93increase-student-achievement

Grace Taylor, Damian W. Betebenner (January 1, 1998). Inclusion of Limited-English-Proficient Students in Rhode Island's Grade 4 Mathematics Performance Assessment. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/inclusion-limited-english-proficient-students-rhode-islands-grade-4-mathematics-performa

O. Ruiz, M. Loera, Y. Rodriguez, Kathy Escamilla (January 1, 1998). An Examination of Sustaining Effects in Descubriendo La Lectura Programs. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/an-examination-sustaining-effects-descubriendo-la-lectura-programs

Lorrie Shepard (January 1, 1997). Measuring Achievement: What Does It Mean to Test for Robust Understanding?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/measuring-achievement-what-does-it-mean-test-robust-understanding

Margaret Eisenhart, M. E. Graue (January 1, 1992). Constructing Cultural Difference and Educational Achievement in Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/constructing-cultural-difference-and-educational-achievement-schools