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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Daniel Buck 1.16.2025
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Arkansas’ effort to make Advanced Placement courses universally accessible
Jeff Murray 1.16.2025
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How college AP and IB policies make it harder to graduate early
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.10.2025
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Education reform in red versus blue states
Michael J. Petrilli 1.9.2025
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Third grade is too late to assess student literacy
Chad Aldeman 1.9.2025
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Ramaswamy nailed the education challenge
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.2.2025
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Top 20 Fordham articles of 2024
Brandon L. Wright 12.20.2024
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Closing out 2024 with both eyes closed
Dale Chu 12.20.2024
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A dozen of the best opinion pieces on education that we read in 2024
Michael J. Petrilli 12.19.2024
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The best and worst of education reform in 2024
Michael J. Petrilli 12.19.2024
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