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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 Accountability Illusion
Yun Xiang, Michael Dahlin, John Cronin, Donna McCahon 2.19.2009
NationalReport
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An Open Letter to President Obama, Secretary Duncan and the 111th Congress
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.18.2008
NationalReport
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A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Data for the Post-NCLB Era
Eric Osberg, Marci Kanstoroom, Ph.D. 11.17.2008
NationalReport
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The Red Tape Report: An Exploratory Study of the Regulatory Interference Faced by School Leaders in Five States
Nathan Gray, Matthew Carr, Marc Holley 10.2.2008
NationalReport
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Education Olympics 2008: The Games in Review
Stafford Palmieri, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.25.2008
NationalReport
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Sweating the Small Stuff: Inner-City Schools and the New Paternalism
David Whitman 8.15.2008
NationalReport
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High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind
Steve Farkas, Ann Duffett, Tom Loveless 6.18.2008
NationalReport
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Who Will Save America's Urban Catholic Schools?
Scott Hamilton 4.10.2008
NationalReport
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Fund The Child: Bringing Equity, Autonomy, and Portability to Ohio School Finance
3.12.2008
NationalReport
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Too Good to Last: The True Story of Reading First
Sol Stern 3.5.2008
NationalReport
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The Leadership Limbo
Coby Loup 2.14.2008
NationalReport