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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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Is the new federal testing pilot worth the work?
Jessica Poiner 8.2.2016
NationalBlog
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Two changes to the Department of Education's ESSA implementation rule
Michael J. Petrilli 8.1.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Testing flexibility under ESSA: A primer on the pros and cons
Jessica Poiner 7.25.2016
NationalBlog
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This one weird trick could improve your kid's math skills
David Griffith 7.14.2016
NationalBlog
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Does Common Core Math expect memorization? A candid conversation with Jason Zimba
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.13.2016
NationalBlog
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Academic distress commissions: A leg up for Ohio in implementing ESSA?
Jessica Poiner 7.7.2016
NationalBlog
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Proposed ESSA regulations shortchange early learning and violate the law's intention
7.7.2016
NationalFlypaper
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How states can use ESSA to deliver a more well-rounded education
Robert Pondiscio 7.6.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Change minds, change policies, change practice
7.6.2016
NationalFlypaper
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What teachers really think of Common Core math: Lessons from a new Fordham study
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 6.29.2016
NationalBlog
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Common Core Math in the K-8 Classroom: Results from a National Teacher Survey
The Education Gadfly 6.23.2016
NationalFlypaper