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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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Seven Studies in Education Philanthropy
John Barry, Peter Frumkin, Joe Williams, Leslie Lenkowsky, Lew Solomon, Paul T. Hill, Margaret Raymond, Emily Spencer, Bruno V. Manno, Chair 12.1.2001
NationalReport
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Rethinking Special Education for a New Century
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Andrew J. Rotherham, Charles R. Hokanson, Jr. 10.21.2001
NationalReport
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Dayton Education in 2001: The Views of Citizens and Parents
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Jacqueline Howell Luksic 10.1.2001
NationalReport
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Evolution of the New American Schools: From Revolution to Mainstream
Jeffrey Mirel 10.1.2001
NationalReport
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Making it Count: A Guide to High-Impact Education Philanthropy
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Kelly Amis 9.1.2001
NationalReport
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Professionalism and the Public Good: A Brief History of Teacher Certification
Jeffrey Mirel, David L. Angus 1.1.2001
NationalReport
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Education 2001: Getting the Job Done, A Memorandum to the President-Elect and the 107th Congress
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Marci Kanstoroom, Ph.D., Diane Ravitch, Bruno V. Manno, Chair, Kelly Amis 12.1.2000
NationalReport
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Good Science, Bad Science: Teaching Evolution in the States
Lawrence S. Lerner 9.1.2000
NationalReport
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Can Philanthropy Fix Our Schools? Appraising Walter Annenberg's $500 Million Gift to Public Education
Carol Innerst, Alexander Russo, Raymond Domanico 4.1.2000
NationalReport
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Politicizing Science Education
Paul Gross 4.1.2000
NationalReport
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Why Education Experts Resist Effective Practices (And What It Would Take to Make Education More Like Medicine)
Douglas Carnine 4.1.2000
NationalReport