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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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OCR strikes again: Look out, alphabetical order
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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The kindergarten canon: Informational texts edition
4.1.2015
NationalBlog
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Not meeting standards: A warning light, not a death sentence
Michael J. Petrilli 3.25.2015
NationalBlog
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Ten arguments against Common Core presidential hopefuls should avoid
Tim Shanahan 3.18.2015
NationalBlog
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Bless the tests: Three reasons for standardized testing
Aaron Churchill 3.18.2015
NationalBlog
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Eva et al. flunk the fairness test
Michael J. Petrilli 3.17.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Developing School Leaders: What the U.S. Can Learn from England's Model
Mark Toner 3.17.2015
NationalReport
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EdReports.org
Victoria McDougald 3.11.2015
NationalBlog
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GreatKids Milestones
Robert Pondiscio 3.11.2015
NationalBlog
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Why single parenthood is a legitimate issue for education reform
Michael J. Petrilli 3.6.2015
NationalFlypaper
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No time to lose on early reading
Robert Pondiscio 3.5.2015
NationalBlog