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High Expectations

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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Next-gen NAEP initiative aims to modernize and improve

Lesley Muldoon 1.30.2026
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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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