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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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A missed opportunity for Common Core
Robert Pondiscio 7.2.2014
NationalBlog
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Is the Nation’s Report Card ‘college and career ready’?
Michael Cohen 7.1.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Lacking Leaders: The Challenges of Principal Recruitment, Selection, and Placement
6.24.2014
NationalReport
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Early readers need content knowledge
Aaron Churchill 6.23.2014
NationalBlog
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Ohio’s teacher evaluation system changes midstream
6.23.2014
NationalBlog
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Latest threat to the Common Core in Ohio
Jessica Poiner 6.23.2014
NationalBlog
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An olive branch on voucher accountability
Michael J. Petrilli 6.20.2014
NationalFlypaper
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A Common Core accountability moratorium?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.18.2014
NationalFlypaper
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GPAs, SATs, and TMI?
Robert Pondiscio 6.16.2014
NationalBlog
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Between a rock and a hard place
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.13.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Superintendent John White: Teachers deserve clarity and a long-term plan on Common Core standards
John White 6.5.2014
NationalBlog