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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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Can we ditch the “gifted” label and just focus on what each student needs?
Alina Adams 3.8.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Doing educational equity right: Grading
Michael J. Petrilli 3.7.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Dale Chu 3.7.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Most college graduates face underemployment upon bachelor’s degree attainment
Jeff Murray 3.7.2024
NationalFlypaper
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The way we set grade-level norms on tests masks pandemic learning loss
Woody Paik 3.1.2024
NationalBlog
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The hazards of “equity grading”
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D., Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 2.29.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Getting education (almost) right
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.29.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Study outlier teachers to solve the homework gap
Mike Goldstein 2.29.2024
NationalFlypaper
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ESSER funds are ending. What does this mean for pandemic learning loss?
Elainah Elkins 2.29.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: February 29, 2024
The Education Gadfly 2.29.2024
NationalFlypaper
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#909: Rethinking “equitable” grading, with Adam Tyner and Meredith Coffey
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Meredith Coffey, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 2.28.2024
NationalPodcast