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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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A test of education reform
4.21.2015
NationalBlog
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Review: Brookings analyzes opt-outs and teacher evaluations
Jessica Poiner 4.16.2015
NationalBlog
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How Well Are American Students Learning? Part II: Measuring Effects of the Common Core
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.8.2015
NationalFlypaper
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BRIEFLY NOTED: Alphabets, assessments, zeitgists, and zeroes
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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America's Next Top Lunch Lady (or Lad)
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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2015: The Year of Federal Education Reform
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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The smartest kids in the world, my arse
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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Opting out is more than a choice—it's a lifestyle
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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The Common Core Positioning Tool
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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A Nation at Risk, Again: Emoji Illiteracy in the Twenty-First Century
4.1.2015
NationalBlog