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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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America's Private Public Schools
Michael J. Petrilli, Janie Scull 10.21.2011
NationalReport
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Cracks in the Ivory Tower? The Views of Education Professors Circa 2010
Steve Farkas, Ann Duffett 10.21.2011
NationalReport
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Halting a Runaway Train: Reforming Teacher Pensions for the 21st Century
Mike Lafferty 10.20.2011
NationalReport
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Review of the National Research Council's Framework for K-12 Science Education
Paul Gross 10.4.2011
NationalReport
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Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude? Performance Trends of Top Students
Robert Theaker, Yun Xiang, Michael Dahlin, John Cronin, Sarah Durant 9.20.2011
NationalReport
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Teaching about 9/11 in 2011: What Our Children Need to Know
Richard Rodriguez, Andrew J. Rotherham, William Damon, William Galston, Victor Davis Hanson, Katherine Kersten, Lucien Ellington, Craig Kennedy, Walter Russell Mead 9.7.2011
NationalReport
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Shifting Trends in Special Education
Janie Scull, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.25.2011
NationalReport
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ESEA Briefing Book
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.19.2011
NationalReport
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American Achievement in International Perspective
Michael J. Petrilli, Janie Scull 3.15.2011
NationalReport
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The State of State U.S. History Standards 2011
Jeremy A. Stern, Sheldon M. Stern 2.16.2011
NationalReport
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Stretching the School Dollar
Michael J. Petrilli, Marguerite Roza, Ph.D. 1.6.2011
NationalReport