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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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Learning by going: Springfield, Illinois
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.10.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Early College High Schools boost degree attainment, especially for marginalized students
Jamya Davis 8.10.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#882: Defending Mississippi’s literacy gains, with Rachel Canter
Rachel Canter, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 8.9.2023
NationalPodcast
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Screen time during the pandemic and twice-exceptional children: What parents should know
Julie Skolnick, M.A., J.D. 8.4.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Virginia leads the way on conservative education reform
Daniel Buck 8.3.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Mississippi didn’t cheat. Its reading gains are real.
Todd Collins 8.3.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Impacts of school restarts and closures on students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.3.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Assessing the operations and impacts of Teach For America in Indianapolis
Jeff Murray 8.3.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The college-going rate is down. Here’s hoping it falls even further.
Michael J. Petrilli 7.27.2023
NationalFlypaper
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It’s time to dump Reading Recovery
Aaron Churchill 7.27.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#880: Everything wrong with California’s math framework, with Tom Loveless
Tom Loveless, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 7.25.2023
NationalPodcast