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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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A bridge back to bipartisan education reform
Michael J. Petrilli 9.14.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Create a more flexible work week for teachers
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 9.14.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Back to the future: Houston takes a page from ed reform’s recent past
Dale Chu 9.14.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Test-based retention, student achievement, and sibling spillover effects
Jeff Murray 9.14.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Chronic absenteeism has become a crisis, part 2: Cities and suburbs
Tim Daly 9.12.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Why serve on the National Assessment Governing Board?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.12.2023
NationalFlypaper
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America’s recent education declines in international context
Michael J. Petrilli 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Grade inflation is not a victimless crime
Frederick M. Hess 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Chronic absenteeism has become a crisis, part 1: Possible causes
Tim Daly 9.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#886: Achievement gaps among advanced students, with Adam Tyner
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 9.5.2023
NationalPodcast
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The essential state role in educating advanced learners
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.31.2023
NationalFlypaper