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
Driving learning for all students: A framework for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
Bonnie Hain, Laura Slover 11.12.2019
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The best way to help students who are several grade levels behind is to do a better job of following their progress, or lack of it, in the long term
Barbara Gottschalk 11.12.2019
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Closing student achievement gaps requires both rigorous grade-level work and personalized learning
Britt Neuhaus 11.12.2019
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Why hiring more veterans as teachers would benefit them, our communities, and our children
Ryan Hooper 11.11.2019
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2019 WONKATHON RUNNER-UP: Teachers and curricula aren’t enough for below-grade-level students. They also require scalable strategies tailored to their needs.
Jessica Varevice 11.11.2019
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Fostering teacher quality and expertise is the best way to help students who are several grade levels behind
Candice McQueen 11.11.2019
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NAEP 2019: The terrible impact of the Great Recession
Michael J. Petrilli 11.8.2019
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To ensure success for all students, state assessment makers must be learners, too
Jessica Baghian 11.8.2019
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If we want to accelerate student learning, we need to redesign the school day
David Liben, Meredith Liben 11.8.2019
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Parent communication, not data, is the problem when it comes to below-grade-level students
Lisa Murdock 11.7.2019
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Engaging families, early and often, is the best way to help students who are several grade levels behind
Vidya Sundaram, Elisabeth O’Bryon 11.7.2019
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