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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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Hard questions for building leaders to re-open schools
Kathleen Porter-Magee 5.8.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Providing teachers with quality materials that they're trained to use is critical as schools prepare for the fall
Amy Cox 5.8.2020
NationalFlypaper
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To reopen our economy, we need to reopen our childcare centers. But they need help.
Trinady Maddock 5.7.2020
NationalFlypaper
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District management teams: Meeting the COVID-19 challenge
Susan Miller 5.7.2020
NationalFlypaper
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When it comes to catching kids up, let’s stop with the generalities
Michael J. Petrilli 5.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Shooting the test-messenger to end accountability
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Elementary school teachers should stay with their students this fall
Dale Chu 5.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Transcending the tedium: Effects of repetitive teaching on professors and students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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An orderly return to school in the fall is unlikely
Derrell Bradford 5.5.2020
NationalFlypaper
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COVID-19 cancelled state assessments for the spring. Should we push for permanent reductions in testing going forward?
Cory Koedel, Eric Parsons 5.4.2020
NationalFlypaper
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To keep students engaged, build up their “vocational selves.” Here’s how.
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 5.4.2020
NationalFlypaper