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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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Why didn't I think of that?
Robert Pondiscio 12.30.2014
NationalBlog
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The missing link between standards and instruction
Kathleen Porter-Magee 12.29.2014
NationalBlog
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The reading paradox: How standards mislead teachers
Kathleen Porter-Magee 12.1.2014
NationalBlog
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Education for Upward Mobility
12.1.2014
NationalReport
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Ten rules for teaching reading with prior knowledge
Tim Shanahan 11.25.2014
NationalBlog
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Building a Lattice for School Leadership
Jonathan Supovitz 11.25.2014
NationalReport
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Prior knowledge: Can we really level the playing field?
Tim Shanahan 11.24.2014
NationalBlog
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Fordham Institute to evaluate Common Core assessments on quality and content alignment
The Education Gadfly 11.17.2014
NationalBlog
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Responding to critics of Common Core math in the elementary grades
Robert Pondiscio 11.12.2014
NationalBlog
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Redefining the School District in Michigan
Nelson Smith 10.29.2014
NationalReport
Is Uncle Sam ed reform's biggest liability?
10.21.2014
NationalBlog