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The Every Student Succeeds Act significantly improves upon No Child Left Behind by, among other things, giving more power back to states and local schools. We’re working to help policymakers and educators take advantage of the law’s new flexibility, especially when it comes to creating smarter school accountability systems, prioritizing the needs of high-achieving low-income students, and encouraging the adoption of content-rich curricula.
Resources:
- Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
- Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth
- Great ideas from our ESSA Accountability Design Competition
- What ESSA means for high-achieving students
- ESSA and a content-rich education
- ESSA and parental choice
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In support of Texas’s plan to include Biblical references in its English curriculum
Matthew Levey 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Terry Ryan 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Heena Kuwayama 6.13.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Matt Gandal 6.12.2024
NationalFlypaper
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David Houston, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 6.12.2024
NationalPodcast
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Tom Coyne 6.7.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Dale Chu 6.6.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Charles Barone 6.6.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Jonathan Plucker 6.4.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Barbara Davidson 5.31.2024
NationalFlypaper