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
Common Core math implementation: The good, the bad, and the ugly
8.24.2016
NationalBlog
A proposal for subgroup accountability under ESSA
Aaron Churchill 8.16.2016
NationalBlog
California goes over the rainbow: An accountability farce
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.9.2016
NationalFlypaper
Help shape educational accountability in Ohio
Ohio Education Gadfly 8.8.2016
NationalBlog
Is the new federal testing pilot worth the work?
Jessica Poiner 8.2.2016
NationalBlog
Two changes to the Department of Education's ESSA implementation rule
Michael J. Petrilli 8.1.2016
NationalFlypaper
Testing flexibility under ESSA: A primer on the pros and cons
Jessica Poiner 7.25.2016
NationalBlog
This one weird trick could improve your kid's math skills
David Griffith 7.14.2016
NationalBlog
Does Common Core Math expect memorization? A candid conversation with Jason Zimba
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.13.2016
NationalBlog
Academic distress commissions: A leg up for Ohio in implementing ESSA?
Jessica Poiner 7.7.2016
NationalBlog
Proposed ESSA regulations shortchange early learning and violate the law's intention
7.7.2016
NationalFlypaper