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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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Abandoning the Common Core is taking the easy way out
3.28.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Does School Board Leadership Matter?
Arnold F. Shober, Michael T. Hartney 3.25.2014
NationalReport
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A concluded battle in the curriculum wars
Mark Bauerlein 3.25.2014
NationalBlog
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We all have a stake in ensuring the Common Core debate rests on facts
Kathleen Porter-Magee 3.21.2014
NationalBlog
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There’s a new sheriff in town: Louisiana judges Common Core alignment
Kathleen Porter-Magee 3.19.2014
NationalBlog
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New Indiana standards mark a shift away from content
Jeremy A. Stern 3.18.2014
NationalBlog
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Hope for Common Core implementation
3.18.2014
NationalBlog
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Not a walk in the PARCC, but still the best path for Ohio
Chad L. Aldis 3.17.2014
NationalBlog
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Common Core 'spring training': Maintain realistic expectations
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 3.14.2014
NationalFlypaper
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Standards, the free market, and education reform
3.14.2014
NationalBlog
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How Well Aligned Are Textbooks to the Common Core Standards in Mathematics?
3.13.2014
NationalBlog