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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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Five takeaways from Ohio’s 2017 NAEP results
Aaron Churchill 4.11.2018
NationalBlog
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Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
Jessica Poiner 4.9.2018
NationalBlog
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Ohio could take a cue from Indiana on diplomas
Jessica Poiner 2.12.2018
NationalBlog
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Is There a Gifted Gap? Gifted Education in High-Poverty Schools
Christopher Yaluma, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 1.31.2018
NationalReport
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Fordham statement on state board of education’s recommended changes to Ohio graduation requirements
Ohio Education Gadfly 1.9.2018
NationalBlog
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Ohio’s new readiness seal: Soft skills, but a hard reality
Jessica Poiner 1.9.2018
NationalBlog
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Three biggest education innovation questions for 2018
Stacey Childress 1.9.2018
NationalFlypaper
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State ESSA plans embrace CTE, but there's still much work to be done
Kate Kreamer, Ryan Reyna 1.8.2018
NationalFlypaper
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National experts agree that Ohio’s school accountability system is too complicated
Aaron Churchill 12.18.2017
NationalBlog
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The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Policy Reform
Matthew P. Steinberg, Johanna Lacoe 12.5.2017
NationalReport
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High achievers will benefit from most state ESSA accountability plans
Brandon L. Wright 11.21.2017
NationalThe High Flyer