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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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What's right about Common Core
Robert Pondiscio 10.13.2014
NationalBlog
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In defense of annual testing
10.13.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Common Core State Standards in 2014: Districts' Perceptions, Progress, and Challenges
Victoria McDougald 10.8.2014
NationalBlog
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How to kill reading achievement
Robert Pondiscio 10.1.2014
NationalBlog
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In the Common Core era, different kids need different credentials
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.1.2014
NationalBlog
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Is Your School "Celebration Eligible"? - Rating the School Ratings
9.18.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Where Common Core is not controversial
Robert Pondiscio 9.17.2014
NationalBlog
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Embrace the Common Core
Michael J. Petrilli 9.11.2014
NationalBlog
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Common Core and the era of good behavior
9.10.2014
NationalFlypaper
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The importance of testing and the power of hard facts
Kathleen Porter-Magee 9.8.2014
NationalBlog
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Connecting the dots: E. D. Hirsch, Jr., and Common Core
Robert Pondiscio 9.4.2014
NationalBlog