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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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Searching for mobility in K–12 achievement
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.31.2023
NationalFlypaper
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America’s highest-achieving students are disproportionately Asian. Let’s not be afraid to investigate why.
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.30.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The hill that public education dies on: Transgender policies’ utter contempt for parents
Robert Pondiscio 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How districts are gaming graduation rates by letting students cheat
Jeremy Noonan 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Seven ways state leaders can rigorously implement the science of reading
Aaron Churchill 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Long term outcomes of a home- and community-based literacy program
Jeff Murray 8.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Why AI hasn’t made coding skills obsolete
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Stop using learning stations
Daniel Buck 8.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How effective are programs that encourage mindfulness in schools?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Examining the role of property assessment in education funding
Jeff Murray 8.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#883: The student behavior crisis, with Daniel Buck
Daniel Buck, Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.15.2023
NationalPodcast