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  • What Does a “B” School Actually Tell You? How States Rate Schools, and Why One Rating Is Never the Whole Story

    What Does a “B” School Actually Tell You? How States Rate Schools, and Why One Rating Is Never the Whole Story

    Aug 25, 2026

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    Lisa Kessler

    in Reporting, Assessment & Reporting Frameworks, Data, Metrics & Validity, Equity & Subgroup Outcomes, School Choice & Family Decision‑Making, Schools, State and District, State Policy & Governance

    This article explains how states rate schools and why one letter or number can obscure far more than it reveals.


  • Seeds of Opportunity: Growing Universal Pre-K and Child Care Wisely

    Seeds of Opportunity: Growing Universal Pre-K and Child Care Wisely

    Dec 18, 2025

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    Jodi Jacobson Chernoff

    in Early Childhood Education, Evaluation, State and District

    Early childhood is the time to ensure that children are on the road to success. Investing in early childhood works, but only if done right.


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