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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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On IDEA, Betsy DeVos did the right thing. Some school districts missed an opportunity.
Nathan Levenson 4.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Spillover: Charting the effects of the opioid crisis on educational attainment
Jeff Murray 4.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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3 keys to the reading “road game”
Will Beller 4.28.2020
NationalFlypaper
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More than ever, meeting students’ primary needs starts with meeting our own
Matthew Taylor 4.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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We can rise to the challenge of educating students with disabilities during COVID-19
Lindsay Jones, Erin Mote, Lauren Morando Rhim, Eric Tucker 4.24.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Charting a course together in K–2 literacy and math
Rachel Etienne, Tori Filler 4.23.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show: The one where the pandemic turns Robert into a big softie
Michael J. Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.22.2020
NationalPodcast
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“Doing math” at a distance
Maggie Johnson 4.22.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Schools brace for belt-tightening in the wake of coronavirus
Dale Chu 4.22.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Researchers warn about misuses of a common measure of childhood trauma
Robert Pondiscio 4.22.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The nudge: Financial incentives and educational effort
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Jeff Murray 4.22.2020
NationalFlypaper