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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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Understanding the federal accountability spectra
2.5.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Nine questions: What does it even mean to oppose the Common Core?
Michael J. Petrilli 1.29.2015
NationalFlypaper
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Advice to Republican leaders: Don't back down on high education standards
1.27.2015
NationalBlog
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Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testing
Robert Pondiscio 1.26.2015
NationalBlog
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Tennessee embraced Common Core for a reason
1.22.2015
NationalBlog
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Stay the course or turn the page?
Michael J. Petrilli 1.14.2015
NationalBlog
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ESEA update: More red than green in Lamar Alexander's reauthorization bill
Michael J. Petrilli 1.14.2015
NationalFlypaper
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When the standard algorithm is the only algorithm taught
1.9.2015
NationalBlog
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State chiefs speak on ESEA
1.9.2015
NationalFlypaper
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2015: The year of curriculum-based reform?
Robert Pondiscio 1.7.2015
NationalBlog
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ESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
Michael J. Petrilli 1.5.2015
NationalFlypaper