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
The Education Gadfly Show: The effects of early college programs
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Kristina Zeiser 12.4.2019
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Montgomery County, Maryland, talks a good game on “equity.” Now it has a chance to walk it, too.
Michael J. Petrilli 11.26.2019
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Time to press “pause” on credit recovery
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.26.2019
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A simple, low-cost way to improve the student teaching experience
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.26.2019
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Social capital and schools’ opportunity equation
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 11.21.2019
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How high school CTE programs affect outcomes after graduation
Tran Le 11.20.2019
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The Education Gadfly Show: Are screens to blame for NAEP’s bottom falling out?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Sarah Sparks 11.20.2019
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The high school testing recession that may be reducing academic rigor
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.15.2019
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Can you have accountability without consequences?
Tom Coyne 11.15.2019
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All 2019 Wonkathon submissions are in. Here’s what the wonks proposed.
Tran Le 11.13.2019
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The underwhelming effects of stereotype threat on standardized tests
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.13.2019
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