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
The TikTok generation presents schools with a difficult choice
Brandon L. Wright 1.29.2026
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How to become an “education governor” in 2026
Chad Aldeman 1.29.2026
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Did charters or traditional public schools do better at boosting post-pandemic student engagement?
Jill Hoppe 1.29.2026
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Even amidst budget gaps, there is a way districts can pay for tutoring
Marguerite Roza 1.23.2026
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Only great managers can do tutoring right
Bowen Paulle 1.23.2026
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Classrooms aren’t battlegrounds
Dale Chu 1.22.2026
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Showing up for success: How two high-poverty D.C. schools tackle chronic absenteeism
Josh Boots 1.22.2026
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Tutoring works when it’s done well. Period.
Kevin Huffman 1.16.2026
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Three reasons to support tutoring
Liz Cohen 1.16.2026
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For the science of reading, the “big work” is yet to come
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 1.15.2026
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What two leaders from the 1990s can teach us about education and economic competitiveness today
Matt Gandal 1.15.2026
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