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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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Free Nathan Deal
5.25.2016
NationalBlog
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Kudos to Columbus Collegiate
5.18.2016
NationalBlog
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The winner of Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon is...
The Education Gadfly 5.18.2016
NationalWonkathon
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The value of a teaching corps that reflects the diversity of our schools
5.18.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Increasing capacity: An overview of ESSA's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant
Jessica Poiner 5.18.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Lamar Alexander floor speech on ESSA regulations: Full transcript
The Education Gadfly 5.13.2016
NationalFlypaper
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When it comes to choice, small grants can make a big difference
5.13.2016
NationalWonkathon
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More money, more outcomes
5.12.2016
NationalWonkathon
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Waive the waivers
5.12.2016
NationalWonkathon
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School choice and Section 1003(b): It's in there!
5.11.2016
NationalWonkathon
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How NCLB sanctions affected teacher absence
David Griffith 5.11.2016
NationalFlypaper