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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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Does the chaos in the House mean ESEA reauthorization is dead? Maybe
Michael J. Petrilli 10.9.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Curriculum: The great divide among education reformers
Kate Walsh 10.9.2015
NationalFlypaper
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As Arne Duncan exits, another missed opportunity for bipartisanship
Michael J. Petrilli 10.3.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Don’t exclude mobile students from accountability
Aaron Churchill 9.28.2015
NationalBlog
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Common Core-aligned curriculum: It’s time to empower our teachers
Jessica Poiner 9.25.2015
NationalBlog
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The real battle for Common Core begins
Robert Pondiscio 9.16.2015
NationalBlog
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Ohio should set the bar at “college- and-career-ready”
Aaron Churchill 9.15.2015
NationalBlog
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Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Brandon L. Wright 9.15.2015
NationalBook
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How Ohio can make the transition to new test scores
Aaron Churchill 9.8.2015
NationalBlog
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Why is high school achievement flat?
Michael J. Petrilli 9.3.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Do classroom assignments reflect today's higher standards?
Robert Pondiscio 9.2.2015
NationalFlypaper