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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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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University and Tripod Education Partners, Inc.
2.10.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Richard J. Wenning, BeFoundation and SpreadMusicNow
2.9.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Jennifer Vranek et al., Education First
2.9.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Josh Boots, EmpowerK12
2.8.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Dale Chu and Eric Lerum, America Succeeds
2.5.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Top #ESSADesign proposals: Chad Aldeman, Bellwether Education Partners
2.5.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Ohio’s opt-out bill skirts the real problem—and four proposals to fix it
Jamie Davies O'Leary, Chad L. Aldis 2.5.2016
NationalBlog
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Low-income student achievement and standards-based reform
Jeff Murray 2.3.2016
NationalFlypaper
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Tuesday night lights: Clear regs, full hearts, can’t lose!
2.3.2016
NationalFlypaper