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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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Gifted under-identification: How to improve diverse student access to gifted programming
Jonathan Klingeman, Ed.D. 1.31.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Doing educational equity right: Advanced education
Michael J. Petrilli 1.25.2024
NationalFlypaper
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If Trump returns...
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.25.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Testing multiple measures of school economic disadvantage
Jeff Murray 1.25.2024
NationalFlypaper
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High schools where students routinely graduate with college degrees: An interview with Kevin Teasley, CEO of GEO Academies
Brandon L. Wright 1.19.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Doing educational equity right: School discipline
Michael J. Petrilli 1.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Teachers are fed up with no-consequence discipline
Daniel Buck 1.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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The rise and fall of Finland mania, part two: Why did scores plummet?
Tim Daly 1.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Do alternative pathways to teacher licensure depress teacher pay? Evidence from Texas
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Congress’s bipartisan progress on strengthening America’s workforce
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 1.16.2024
NationalFlypaper
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The rise and fall of Finland mania
Tim Daly 1.12.2024
NationalFlypaper