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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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House Bill 176: Stealing the playbook won’t lead to results
Jessica Poiner 5.30.2017
NationalBlog
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Improving accountability measurement under ESSA
5.30.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Early ESSA plans don't do enough to signal that all students are important
Brandon L. Wright 4.26.2017
NationalThe High Flyer
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House Bill 176 goes nuclear on education
Jessica Poiner 4.20.2017
NationalBlog
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State board's graduation fix falls woefully short
Chad L. Aldis, Aaron Churchill 4.17.2017
NationalBlog
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DeVos's ESSA peer review guidance is a victory for high achievers
Brandon L. Wright 4.17.2017
NationalThe High Flyer
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States mostly squander ESSA's school improvement flexibility
Brandon L. Wright 4.12.2017
NationalFlypaper
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The Right Tool for the Job: Improving Reading and Writing in the Classroom
Melody Arabo, Jonathan S. Budd, Shannon Garrison, Tabitha Pacheco 3.14.2017
NationalReport
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Text of testimony given before the Joint Education Oversight Committee 3/9/17
Chad L. Aldis 3.9.2017
OhioBlog
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The diminishing significance of racism and poverty in education reform
Ian Rowe 2.28.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Casting the net too wide: Ohio’s ESSA plans could place most districts in support status
Jamie Davies O'Leary 2.27.2017
NationalBlog