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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 Challenges of High School Choice—and How to Overcome Them
9.1.2024 7:20 pm
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The first 17 ESSA accountability plans correct many NCLB-era errors
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalReport
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How states can avoid proficiency rates when measuring academic achievement under ESSA
Brandon L. Wright 7.21.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Kasich’s misstep on the evaluation of charter sponsors
Aaron Churchill 7.14.2017
NationalBlog
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Searching for career readiness in state ESSA plans
7.11.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Three ways to improve Ohio’s ESSA plan
Aaron Churchill 6.29.2017
NationalBlog
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What Teens Want From Their Schools: A National Survey of High School Student Engagement
John Geraci, Maureen Palmerini, Pat Cirillo, Victoria McDougald 6.27.2017
NationalReport
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Ohio shouldn’t worry about Delaware’s ESSA plan woes—yet
Jessica Poiner 6.19.2017
NationalBlog
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Ohio’s history of sidestepping accountability
Jessica Poiner 6.19.2017
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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Beware of fake policy solutions
Jamie Davies O'Leary 6.13.2017
NationalBlog