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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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#897: Addressing grade inflation, with Tim Daly
Tim Daly, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 11.29.2023
NationalPodcast
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Vibes and narratives are no way to go through education policy
Andrew J. Rotherham 11.21.2023
NationalFlypaper
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High-quality instructional materials change instructional leaders’ job
Emily Freitag 11.21.2023
NationalFlypaper
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9 thoughts on the Advanced Placement takedown in the Times
Michael J. Petrilli 11.20.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Grade inflation is locking in learning loss, part 2: Solutions
Tim Daly 11.20.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How to bridge racial and socioeconomic gaps in advanced education
Abigail Hamilton 11.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Culture wars aside, barriers to everyday family-school communication remain
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 11.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Liberty and civic education
David Davenport, Mark C. Schug 11.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Do schools provide equal value to all their students?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Robot teachers
Anonymous 11.15.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Apprenticeships are the new learning campus
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 11.15.2023
NationalFlypaper