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
America’s highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Let’s not be afraid to investigate why.
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How districts are gaming graduation rates by letting students cheat
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Seven ways state leaders can rigorously implement the science of reading
Aaron Churchill 8.24.2023
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Long term outcomes of a home- and community-based literacy program
Jeff Murray 8.24.2023
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Why AI hasn’t made coding skills obsolete
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.17.2023
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Stop using learning stations
Daniel Buck 8.17.2023
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How effective are programs that encourage mindfulness in schools?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.17.2023
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Examining the role of property assessment in education funding
Jeff Murray 8.17.2023
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#883: The student behavior crisis, with Daniel Buck
Daniel Buck, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.15.2023
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Mike Schmoker’s achievable vision for education reform
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