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
New York’s Common Core tests: Tough questions, curious choices
Robert Pondiscio 8.11.2014
NationalBlog
A few reflections on the Common Core Wars
Michael J. Petrilli 7.31.2014
NationalFlypaper
Not teacher quality, but quality teaching
Robert Pondiscio 7.25.2014
NationalBlog
Kathleen Porter-Magee to be superintendent and CAO of the Partnership for Inner-City Education
7.24.2014
NationalFlypaper
Homecoming
Kathleen Porter-Magee 7.24.2014
NationalBlog
Close reading: A revolution delayed
Kathleen Porter-Magee 7.23.2014
NationalBlog
Scott Walker’s shift on Common Core could usher in education chaos
7.21.2014
NationalBlog
Standardized Tests: Correlation to Future Successes? (Part II of II)
Laura Robison 7.17.2014
NationalBlog
Next Gen Accountability: Ohio & Beyond
7.16.2014
NationalBlog
The splintering school-reform movement
Michael J. Petrilli 7.14.2014
NationalFlypaper
Late Bell: July 11, 2014
The Education Gadfly 7.11.2014
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