
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


Revisiting “The Case Against the Zero”: A response to Daniel Buck
Douglas Reeves 6.23.2022
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Let’s not get reckless with grading: Replying to Douglas Reeves
Daniel Buck 6.23.2022
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The state of high-quality instructional materials
Nathaniel Grossman 6.23.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #825: Learning loss may get worse before it gets better
Michael J. Petrilli, Michael Goldstein, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.22.2022
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The mass exodus of teachers isn’t what you think it is. It’s far worse.
Jeremy Adams 6.16.2022
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A “no zeroes” grading policy is the worst of all worlds
Daniel Buck 6.16.2022
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Encouraging progress on “high quality instructional materials”
Robert Pondiscio 6.16.2022
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Bus commutes and their academic impacts in New York City
Jeff Murray 6.16.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #824: Dana Suskind on supporting low-income parents in their children’s early years
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Dana Suskind, MD 6.15.2022
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Here’s why all students need agency rather than equity
Ian Rowe 6.9.2022
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The coming “second wave” of learning loss in 2023 and 2024
Michael Goldstein 6.9.2022
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