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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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Education may now be a “cross-partisan” endeavor
Karen Nussle, Lorén Cox 3.28.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Harry Anthony Patrinos 3.28.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Tim Daly 3.28.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Lorén Cox, Karen Nussle, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 3.27.2024
NationalPodcast
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Dan Lips 3.22.2024
NationalFlypaper
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All students deserve a “gifted” education
Alina Adams 3.22.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Doing educational equity right: Effective teachers
Michael J. Petrilli 3.21.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Quit asking teachers to play therapist
Daniel Buck 3.21.2024
NationalFlypaper
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How an online tool affected math performance during pandemic closures
Jeff Murray 3.21.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Why are teachers missing so much school?
Tim Daly 3.15.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Four states that are leading the charge for conservative education
Frederick M. Hess, Mike McShane 3.14.2024
NationalFlypaper