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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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Stretching the School Dollar: How Schools and Districts Can Save Money While Serving Students Best
Eric Osberg 9.7.2010
NationalReport
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America's Best (and Worst) Cities for School Reform: Attracting Entrepreneurs and Change Agents
Stafford Palmieri, Janie Scull 8.24.2010
NationalReport
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The State of State Standards—and the Common Core—in 2010
Sheila Byrd Carmichael, W. Stephen Wilson, Kathleen Porter-Magee, Gabrielle Martino 7.21.2010
NationalReport
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Common Education Standards: Tackling the Long-Term Questions
6.23.2010
NationalReport
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Review of the Draft K-12 Common Core Standards
Sheila Byrd Carmichael, Kathleen Porter-Magee, W. Stephen Wilson, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Gabrielle Martino, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 3.23.2010
NationalReport
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Tracking and Detracking: High Achievers in Massachusetts Middle Schools
Tom Loveless 12.10.2009
NationalReport
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Stars by Which to Navigate? Scanning National and International Education Standards in 2009
Sheila Byrd Carmichael, W. Stephen Wilson, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Stafford Palmieri, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.8.2009
NationalReport
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From Schoolhouse to Courthouse
9.8.2009
NationalReport
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International Lessons about National Standards
Sharif Shakrani, Richard Houang, William H. Schmidt 8.27.2009
NationalReport
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The Great Graduation-Rate Debate
7.29.2009
NationalReport
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Growing Pains in the Advanced Placement Program: Do Tough Trade-Offs Lie Ahead?
Steve Farkas, Ann Duffett 4.29.2009
NationalReport