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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 GOP debate: Education policy predictions
Brandon L. Wright 8.6.2015
NationalBlog
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Assessing the teacher quality gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.29.2015
NationalFlypaper
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The consequences of safe harbor
Jessica Poiner 7.27.2015
NationalBlog
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The state of play with ESEA, in a single table
Michael J. Petrilli 7.20.2015
NationalFlypaper
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To my friends on the Left and Right: Please stop polarizing the ESEA debate
Michael J. Petrilli 7.7.2015
NationalFlypaper
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A step back in accountability
Vladimir Kogan 7.7.2015
NationalBlog
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Tapas-style curriculum
7.1.2015
NationalBlog
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Caveat emptor: Ohio lawmakers shouldn’t follow the lead of California
Aaron Churchill 6.18.2015
NationalBlog
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Redefining the School District in America
Nelson Smith 6.10.2015
NationalReport
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Ohio’s bad penny: HB 212 is a teacher’s nightmare
Jessica Poiner 6.5.2015
NationalBlog
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Common Core repeal: Ohio’s bad penny (part 1)
Jessica Poiner 6.1.2015
NationalBlog