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David Griffith is a Research and Policy Associate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

Published Articles & Media

Public Schools’ Billion-Hour Teacher Absenteeism Problem

28.3 percent of teachers in traditional public schools miss eleven or more days of school for illness or personal reasons.

Colorado’s Plan for Rating Schools Gets the Fundamentals Right

For starters, Colorado uses a bona fide growth model to gauge the progress a school is making with students.

How States Should Redesign Their Accountability Systems Under ESSA

States are now putting pen to paper on their accountability plans and many of them want advice about what to do.

Is the Victory of School Choice Inevitable?

Fordham’s new report on America’s best and worst cities for school choice shows above all that choice is growing.

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