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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 Education Gadfly Show: Teacher to Chief: Pathways to Education Leadership
Michael J. Petrilli, Julia Rafal-Baer, Donald Fennoy, Lewis Ferebee, Elizabeth Green, Robert Avossa, Latanya McDade 5.18.2020
NationalPodcast
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School discipline reform: A deep dive into the research
Tran Le 5.18.2020
NationalFlypaper
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As we seek to redesign K–12, let’s first transform teacher education
Patrick Riccards 5.14.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Love (of a veteran teacher) in the time of coronavirus
Maggie Johnson 5.14.2020
NationalFlypaper
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A conservative agenda for school board members
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.13.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Geography: The unloved stepchild of American education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.13.2020
NationalBlog
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It took a teacher to make a decent movie about a teacher
Robert Pondiscio 5.13.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The value proposition: On-the-job skills versus bachelor’s degrees
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.13.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Forge emotional connections with students before pursuing lessons online
Elizabeth Mee 5.12.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The impact of school closures: A deep dive into the research
Tran Le 5.12.2020
NationalFlypaper
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A self-reflection tool for distance learners
Beth Blaufuss 5.11.2020
NationalFlypaper