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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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Grading the Systems: The guide to state standards, tests, and accountability policies
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Richard W. Cross, Theodor Rebarber 1.30.2004
NationalReport
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2004 Thomas B. Fordham Prizes for Excellence in Education
Eric Hanushek 1.26.2004
NationalReport
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Effective State Standards for U.S. History: A 2003 Report Card
Sheldon M. Stern 9.22.2003
NationalReport
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Terrorists, Despots, and Democracy: What Our Children Need to Know
Richard Rodriguez, Kenneth R. Weinstein, Victor Davis Hanson, Walter Russell Mead 8.1.2003
NationalReport
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Where Did Social Studies Go Wrong?
Kathleen Porter-Magee, James Leming, Lucien Ellington 8.1.2003
NationalReport
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Six Questions to Ask on Back to School Night
8.1.2003
NationalReport
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Better Leaders for America's Schools: A Manifesto
5.1.2003
NationalReport
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The Best of Both Worlds: Blending History and Geography in the K-12 Curriculum
David W. Saxe, David J. Rutherford, Richard G. Boehm 2.1.2003
NationalReport
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Can Failing Schools be Fixed?
Ronald C. Brady 1.1.2003
NationalReport
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September 11: What Our Children Need to Know
Lynne Cheney, William J. Bennett, William Damon, John Agresto 9.1.2002
NationalReport
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Thomas B. Fordham Foundation: Five Year Report
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.1.2002
NationalReport