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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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Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 11.14.2017
NationalReport
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Transforming Educator Preparation: Lessons Learned from Leading States
Jessica Poiner 10.23.2017
NationalBlog
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Has the U.S. been “sleepwalking through history” or not?
10.16.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Personalized learning and accountability: From transition to transformation
10.6.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Parent preference is not foolproof
Erika Sanzi 10.6.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Standardization: How Ohio’s students with special needs may be affected by ESSA’s graduation provision
Jessica Poiner 10.2.2017
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Fordham is your one-stop shop for state report card data and analysis
Ohio Education Gadfly 9.25.2017
NationalBlog
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A little known ESSA provision sheds some more light on Ohio’s graduation “fix”
Jessica Poiner 9.20.2017
NationalBlog
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Three things to look for when Ohio releases school report cards this week
Aaron Churchill 9.11.2017
NationalBlog
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Superintendent DeMaria and the “kids who don’t care”
Jessica Poiner 8.25.2017
NationalBlog
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Why all high school diplomas are not created equal
Jeff Murray 8.21.2017
NationalBlog