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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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The best educational apps for teaching history, science, and other content to young children
Michael J. Petrilli 12.18.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Governor Cuomo's task force looks to bury higher standards
Robert Pondiscio 12.15.2015
NationalBlog
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On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability: State Policy Analysis 2015
Jamie Davies O'Leary 12.15.2015
NationalBlog
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States v. districts in the Every Student Succeeds Act
12.4.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Parents: Children's first math teachers
12.3.2015
NationalFlypaper
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How students react to news of their AP potential
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.2.2015
NationalFlypaper
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ESEA and the return of a well-rounded curriculum
Robert Pondiscio 12.2.2015
NationalFlypaper
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A Common Core check-up: Not dead yet
Michael J. Petrilli 12.1.2015
NationalBlog
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Accountability and the Every Student Succeeds Act
12.1.2015
NationalFlypaper
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The new ESEA will help America's high achievers, but only if states rise to the challenge
Brandon L. Wright 11.23.2015
NationalFlypaper
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The new ESEA, in a single table
Michael J. Petrilli 11.18.2015
NationalFlypaper