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High Expectations

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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In praise of short works of literature

Daniel Buck 1.15.2026
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The Mississippi Miracle wasn’t a retention-policy mirage

Alicia Anderson 1.15.2026
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The importance of useful knowledge and truth-seeking

Matthew Levey 1.13.2026
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Remembering Lou Gerstner

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.5.2026
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Why 2025 was a good year for education reform

Michael J. Petrilli 12.18.2025
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Some predictions about AI in education in 2026

Emily Freitag 12.18.2025
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When schools fail refugee and immigrant students

Daniel Buck 12.18.2025
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The decline of human flourishing and what schools can do about it

Dale Chu 12.11.2025
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Better schools start with better school board elections

David Griffith, Ph.D., Jill Hoppe 12.11.2025
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Do short-term noncredit programs boost earnings?

Preston Cooper 12.11.2025
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Remembering Rod Paige, a great American

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.10.2025
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Moving K–12 programs to the Department of Labor is neither smart nor conservative

Vic Klatt 12.4.2025
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