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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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Teaching phonics remotely
Maggie Johnson 4.1.2020
NationalFlypaper
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In wake of COVID-19, teacher unions could learn from Rhode Island
Erika Sanzi 3.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Do-it-yourself educational lessons
Joy Hakim 3.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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School accountability in the time of virus
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 3.25.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Keep kids learning while school is out: Bring back “current events”
Robert Pondiscio 3.25.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show: COVID-19 concerns: Special education and accountability
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 3.25.2020
NationalPodcast
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Can schools avert the coronavirus cliff?
Dale Chu 3.25.2020
NationalFlypaper
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District responses to COVID-19 school closures
Center on Reinventing Public Education 3.25.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Great YouTube channels for middle schoolers and high schoolers for learning from home during COVID-19 school closures
Emma Finn 3.19.2020
NationalFlypaper
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With the coronavirus bearing down on schools, educational content providers have a chance to shine
Michael J. Petrilli 3.12.2020
NationalFlypaper
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America’s schools and the formation of human beings
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 3.11.2020
NationalFlypaper