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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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Giving all students an “A” is a terrible idea
Erika Sanzi 4.17.2020
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No, this is not the new normal
Robert Pondiscio 4.15.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Want more Doctor Faucis? Ensure that smart kids get educated, too.
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.15.2020
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Michael J. Petrilli, Pedro Enamorado 4.15.2020
NationalFlypaper
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How to expand and improve work-based learning programs
Jessica Poiner 4.15.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Special education in the time of coronavirus: DeVos and Congress need to act!
Miriam Kurtzig Freedman 4.14.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Culling online supplemental instructional materials amid coronavirus closures
Jenni Aberli, Victoria McDougald 4.14.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Let’s build back better
Caprice Young 4.14.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Dale Chu 4.13.2020
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The feds’ $13 billion K–12 stimulus is a good start, but schools will need more support when they reopen
Derrell Bradford 4.9.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Susan Miller 4.9.2020
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