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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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The proficiency debate goes round and round
Melissa Reynolds 9.13.2013
NationalFlypaper
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The Effectiveness of Secondary Math Teachers from Teach for America and the Teaching Fellows Programs
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D. 9.12.2013
NationalBlog
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Indiana Common Core Implementation: Fiscal Impact Report
9.12.2013
NationalBlog
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You can’t fight something with nothing
Kathleen Porter-Magee 9.12.2013
NationalBlog
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We add to Duncan's statement: Making sense of tragedy requires a solid education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.11.2013
NationalFlypaper
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Conservatives on the Common Core: A media round-up, back-to-school edition
Melissa Reynolds 9.10.2013
NationalFlypaper
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The misuse of Common Core tests
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.5.2013
NationalBlog
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Suspicious motives
The Education Gadfly 9.5.2013
NationalBlog
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Next-generation science and college readiness
Lawrence S. Lerner, Paul Gross 9.5.2013
NationalFlypaper
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Common Core can reduce teacher bashing
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.4.2013
NationalBlog
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Why I’m for the Common Core
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.3.2013
NationalBlog