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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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What the Defense Department can teach us about schooling
Matthew Levey 10.26.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Shake it up or mess it up: The impact of principal transitions on school quality in New York City
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.26.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Addressing excellence gaps in a diverse high school
Louis Moore 10.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Why education technologies disappoint
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 10.19.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Wonkathon 2023: How can we harness the power but mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence in our schools?
Thomas B. Fordham Institute 10.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Retaining struggling readers in third grade sounds good—but it’s too little, too late, too often
Kalman R. Hettleman 10.13.2023
NationalFlypaper
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An overview of Ohio’s new teacher apprenticeship program
Jessica Poiner 10.12.2023
OhioOhio Gadfly Daily
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There’s no Republican or Democrat way to teach reading
Robert Pondiscio 10.12.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How good are teachers at spotting advanced students?
Kate Kerin 10.12.2023
NationalFlypaper
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AI is a serious threat to student privacy
Daniel Buck 10.5.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Remembering Emerson Elliott
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 10.5.2023
NationalFlypaper