Education Week covered yesterday’s PISA 2025 release co-hosted by IES, OECD, and Vanderbilt. Their article includes my comments on the widening gap in the U.S. between students at the 90th and 10th percentile, and possible causes. See also comments from my colleague Jonathan Seiden on children’s screen time and the use of artificial intelligence in schools. You can watch the full webinar HERE.
Read MoreOur latest brief from NashvillePeer examined more than 19,000 MNPS graduates to better understand how participation in the AVID program relates to students' progression from high school into college.
Read MoreJoin Vanderbilt and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday September 8, 2026, from 2-3 pm ET for the live webinar release of results from the 2025 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and a live discussion of the findings. I will be participating on an expert panel with my colleagues Carolyn Heinrich and Jonathan Seiden.
Read MoreI will be joining a panel on school choice and civic education hosted by the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro-Rutherford County on Monday, October 27 from 5:30-7 at the Rutherford Co BOE
Read MoreOur Nashville PEER working group on postsecondary readiness published its first policy brief in March 2024. This brief is a preliminary look at the association between early postsecondary coursetaking (EPSOs) in Metro Nashville Public Schools and later student outcomes.
Read More
