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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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Trump and Congress will repeal Obama's ESSA rules: Why that matters and what should follow
Brandon L. Wright 2.16.2017
NationalFlypaper
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Some immodest advice to the Ohio graduation requirements work group
2.1.2017
NationalBlog
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Ohio’s ESSA plan: Identifying low-performing schools
Jessica Poiner 1.30.2017
NationalBlog
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(No) Money in the Bank: Which Retirement Systems Penalize New Teachers?
Martin Lueken 1.26.2017
NationalReport
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Fordham Institute statement on 2017 Quality Counts ratings
Ohio Education Gadfly 1.4.2017
NationalBlog
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What is the purpose of teacher evaluation today? A conversation between Bellwether and Fordham
12.20.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Undue Process: Why Bad Teachers in Twenty-Five Diverse Districts Rarely Get Fired
Victoria McDougald, David Griffith 12.8.2016
NationalReport
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A victory for high achievers in the ESSA regulations
Brandon L. Wright 11.30.2016
NationalThe High Flyer
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A third way for Ohio teacher evaluations
Jessica Poiner 11.21.2016
NationalBlog
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How to make high school diplomas meaningful
Aaron Churchill 11.21.2016
NationalBlog
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High Stakes for High Schoolers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA (Part II)
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Brandon L. Wright 11.15.2016
NationalReport