
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


A case for giving teachers more budgetary autonomy
Trinady Maddock 2.26.2020
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WEBINAR: How to Educate an American—A conversation with Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn Jr.
4.2.2025 5:24 pm
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How to Educate an American: The Conservative Vision for Tomorrow's Schools
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.24.2020
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The biggest scandal in education is hiding in plain sight
Dan Weisberg 2.20.2020
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Five reasons Congress should not block-grant the federal Charter Schools Program
Michael J. Petrilli 2.19.2020
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The elite eight: The remaining Democratic presidential candidates and their views on education reform
Dale Chu 2.19.2020
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Most school districts have little effect on academic mobility
Robert Pondiscio 2.19.2020
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Simplifying the college application process benefits students and schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.19.2020
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The Education Gadfly Show: The barriers blocking students of color from challenging courses
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Ary Amerikaner, Kayla Patrick 2.19.2020
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The 1619 Project perpetuates the soft bigotry of low expectations
Ian Rowe 2.18.2020
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Questions after that New York Times article on the teaching of reading? Here are some answers.
Daniel Willingham 2.18.2020
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