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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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The different ways charter and district schools are doing distance learning
6.3.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Keeping students on track for college and beyond during coronavirus
Stefanie Sanford 6.1.2020
NationalFlypaper
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What AP teachers taught us about learning continuity during coronavirus
Stefanie Sanford 5.28.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Half-Time High School may be just what students need
Michael J. Petrilli 5.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Could “school choice moms” tip this fall’s presidential race?
Dale Chu 5.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Growth trends in social and emotional learning
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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What coronavirus has taught us about the digital divide
Stefanie Sanford 5.26.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Four reasons Republicans should support aid for state and local governments
Michael J. Petrilli, Chad L. Aldis 5.26.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Seven steps to sending elementary kids back to school and parents back to work
Michael J. Petrilli 5.22.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Keeping the teacher-student feedback loop intact during distance learning
Maggie Johnson 5.21.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The coronavirus campaign: How the VP contenders stack up on ed reform
Dale Chu 5.20.2020
NationalFlypaper