Why Multiple Measures?
By Jack Schneider
This white paper discusses how existing accountability systems are not measuring all of what matters in public education, and they are holding schools accountable for only a narrow slice of their full mission. Multiple measures can ameliorate many of the most obvious flaws in present measurement and accountability systems by expanding the number of school quality indicators.

Beyond ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’: Disrupting the Narratives About School Quality
By James Noonan and Jack Schneider
In this piece, published in Kappan, the authors explain how state accountability systems don’t give a complete picture of schools’ strengths and weaknesses. Instead, they reflect community demographics and the inequitable distribution of resources.. 

GreatSchools Wanted to Disrupt Online School Ratings. But Did It Make Neighborhood Segregation Worse?
By Daniel Vock
This MotherJones report explores the damage caused by reductive school rating systems and how MCIEA serves as an alternative solution. 

Adding “Student Voice” to the Mix: Perception Surveys and State Accountability Systems
By Jack Schneider, James Noonan, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
New research looks at how school rankings under the state accountability system would change if student survey results from MCIEA were part of the evaluation formula. 

Student Experience Outcomes in Racially Integrated Schools: Looking Beyond Test Scores in Six Districts
By Jack Schneider, Peter Piazza, Rachel S. White & Ashley J. Carey
Adding to the growing conversation about contemporary school segregation, this study compares MCIEA survey results for students in diverse schools against counterparts from less diverse schools. We find that school diversity comes with socio-emotional benefits for all students, especially white students in diverse schools. ​

The Best of Both Worlds 
By Jack Schneider, Joe Feldman, and Dan French
Relying on teachers’ assessments for the information currently provided by standardized test scores would save instructional time, better capture the true abilities of diverse students, and reduce the problem of teaching to the test. The article offers guidelines and caveats to those interested in pursuing this work.

MCIEA School Quality Measures Reliability Analyses: Results from the 2016-2017 Student and Teacher Surveys 
By Edward J. Kim
This brief white paper explores the reliability of the SQM survey scales and how these findings have impacted the SQM student and teacher surveys moving forward. 

Building a Better Measure of School Quality 
By Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
This article reviews the development of the school quality framework used by MCIEA and explores how it can give parents and community members a fuller and more nuanced picture of schools.

Visions of Education Podcast: Measuring School Quality with Jack Schneider
In this episode of the Visions of Education podcast, hosts Michael and Dan discuss measuring school quality with Jack Schneider, Director of Research for MCIEA.

The (Mis)measure of Schools: How Data Affect Stakeholder Knowledge and Perceptions of Quality 
By Jack Schneider, Rebecca Jacobsen, Rachel White, and Hunter Gehlbach
​Researchers conducted a randomized experiment, using a modified deliberative polling experience to test how parents and community members would respond to a broader array of school performance data. This article examines the influence of test scores and more holistic measures of school quality in shaping public understandings of familiar and unfamiliar schools.