
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


International Lessons about National Standards
Sharif Shakrani, Richard Houang, William H. Schmidt 8.27.2009
NationalReport

The Great Graduation-Rate Debate
7.29.2009
NationalReport

Growing Pains in the Advanced Placement Program: Do Tough Trade-Offs Lie Ahead?
Steve Farkas, Ann Duffett 4.29.2009
NationalReport

When Private Schools Take Public Dollars: What's the Place of Accountability in School Voucher Programs?
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Christina Hentges, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 3.24.2009
NationalReport

The Accountability Illusion
Yun Xiang, Michael Dahlin, John Cronin, Donna McCahon 2.19.2009
NationalReport

An Open Letter to President Obama, Secretary Duncan and the 111th Congress
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.18.2008
NationalReport

A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Data for the Post-NCLB Era
Eric Osberg, Marci Kanstoroom, Ph.D. 11.17.2008
NationalReport

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

Education Olympics 2008: The Games in Review
Stafford Palmieri, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.25.2008
NationalReport

Sweating the Small Stuff: Inner-City Schools and the New Paternalism
David Whitman 8.15.2008
NationalReport

High-Achieving Students in the Era of No Child Left Behind
Steve Farkas, Ann Duffett, Tom Loveless 6.18.2008
NationalReport