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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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The State of State Standards Post-Common Core
David Griffith, Victoria McDougald, Solomon Friedberg, Diane Barone, Juliana Belding, Andrew Chen, Linda Dixon, Francis Fennell 8.22.2018
NationalReport
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Pair curriculum and professional learning for powerful outcomes
Stephanie Hirsh 8.15.2018
NationalFlypaper
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The Knowledge Matters school tour: A visit to seven schools adopting high-quality English language arts curricula
Barbara Davidson 8.8.2018
NationalFlypaper
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Curriculum and education policy
Ashley Berner 8.2.2018
NationalFlypaper
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Student-based budgeting in the Buckeye State
Jessica Poiner 8.1.2018
NationalBlog
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Elevating expectations in the Mile High City: How Tom Boasberg reshaped Denver's schools
Van Schoales 7.30.2018
NationalFlypaper
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Reading and Writing Instruction in America's Schools
David Griffith, Ann Duffett 7.17.2018
NationalReport
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More (yes, more) on Akron's graduation rate
Chad L. Aldis 7.9.2018
NationalBlog
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What have we learned from the Gates-funded teacher evaluation reforms?
Matthew Kraft 6.26.2018
NationalFlypaper
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How Ohio should distribute its school improvement funds
Jessica Poiner 6.4.2018
NationalBlog
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The Achievement First story, part two: Big steps to a storybook ending?
Alex Hernandez 5.22.2018
NationalFlypaper