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
Three things to look for when Ohio releases school report cards this week
Aaron Churchill 9.11.2017
NationalBlog
Superintendent DeMaria and the “kids who don’t care”
Jessica Poiner 8.25.2017
NationalBlog
Why all high school diplomas are not created equal
Jeff Murray 8.21.2017
NationalBlog
Illiteracy in Ohio: Where does the buck stop?
Madison Yoder 8.7.2017
NationalBlog
The Challenges of High School Choice—and How to Overcome Them
1.9.2025 10:17 pm
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The first 17 ESSA accountability plans correct many NCLB-era errors
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalFlypaper
Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2017
NationalReport
How states can avoid proficiency rates when measuring academic achievement under ESSA
Brandon L. Wright 7.21.2017
NationalFlypaper
Kasich’s misstep on the evaluation of charter sponsors
Aaron Churchill 7.14.2017
NationalBlog
Searching for career readiness in state ESSA plans
7.11.2017
NationalFlypaper
Three ways to improve Ohio’s ESSA plan
Aaron Churchill 6.29.2017
NationalBlog