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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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Common Core confusion: It’s a math, math world
Kathleen Porter-Magee 5.30.2014
NationalBlog
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State Accountability in the Transition to Common Core
Victoria McDougald 5.29.2014
NationalReport
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New from Fordham: State Accountability in the Transition to Common Core
5.29.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Why do students read under their grade level?
Ann Duffett 5.22.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Strong assessment tests are key to strong schools
Michael J. Petrilli 5.22.2014
NationalBlog
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Intellectual coherence and the Common Core
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli 5.21.2014
NationalFlypaper
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A response to Gary Rubinstein
Michael J. Petrilli 5.19.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Implementing the Common Core with Struggling Readers
Kathleen Porter-Magee 5.16.2014
NationalBlog
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In defense of the anti–Common Core Right
5.13.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Almost, Peggy, But This Time Not Quite
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.9.2014
NationalBlog