Education Reform
Study: K-12 Grade Inflation Making American Kids Dumber, Costing Them Millions
When teachers inflate grades — giving higher marks than students’ actual performance warrants — the effects ripple far beyond the classroom. Increasingly widespread high school grade inflation can cost students more than…
Portland Ends School Choice Policy for Jefferson High School
By John A. Charles, Jr. Fifteen years ago, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) district adopted a policy allowing students in the Jefferson High School boundaries to choose from one of three area high schools if they did not…
Testimony Before the PPS Bond Accountability Committee
John A. Charles, Jr.President, Cascade Policy InstituteOctober 29, 2025 Members of the Committee, my name is John Charles, representing Cascade Policy Institute. Cascade is a non-profit policy research organization,…
Improve Education Outcomes by Removing Barriers
By Kathryn Hickok The National Association of Education Progress (NAEP) annually releases a representative study of students’ academic performance. Known as “the Nation’s Report Card,” NAEP scores are an indicator of how much…
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