
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


We add to Duncan's statement: Making sense of tragedy requires a solid education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.11.2013
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Conservatives on the Common Core: A media round-up, back-to-school edition
Melissa Reynolds 9.10.2013
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The misuse of Common Core tests
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.5.2013
NationalBlog

Suspicious motives
The Education Gadfly 9.5.2013
NationalBlog

Next-generation science and college readiness
Lawrence S. Lerner, Paul Gross 9.5.2013
NationalFlypaper

Common Core can reduce teacher bashing
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.4.2013
NationalBlog

Why I’m for the Common Core
E. D. Hirsch, Jr. 9.3.2013
NationalBlog

Getting Back to the Head Nod on Common Standards
9.3.2013
NationalFlypaper

What parents want—and how policymakers can provide it
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli 8.27.2013
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What Parents Want: Education Preferences and Trade-offs
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.26.2013
NationalReport

Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School
Julie Spencer-Robinson 8.22.2013
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