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High Expectations

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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The civic importance of loyal opposition

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Hiring teachers from the local community may not always be the very best option

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Do phone bans help students?

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Election reflections

Michael J. Petrilli 11.4.2026
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School choice and the election: Pre-registering my take

Michael J. Petrilli 11.3.2026
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The right contract makes ed tech prove itself

Brittany Miller 10.30.2026
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Every digital tool in schools should have to earn its place

Jean-Claude Brizard 10.30.2026
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Nikole Hannah-Jones blames segregation. A parent who was there blames a system that stopped expecting anything of children.

Linda Quarles 10.30.2026
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Data science shouldn’t be confined to the math classroom

Kristi Ramey 10.30.2026
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Tending the ed tech ecosystem

Pamela J. Hobart 10.29.2026
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Hey, states: You can just do things

Michael J. Petrilli 10.29.2026
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