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High Expectations

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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Standards-based grading can benefit students—in the right context

Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 10.2.2025
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Redefining what it means to be a good teacher

Daniel Buck 10.2.2025
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Autonomy for principals can work—for the most capable

Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 10.2.2025
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view Teacher in a classroom

Teachers distrust grading reforms—for good reasons

Daniel Buck 9.26.2025
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The problem with standards-based reading instruction

Emily Freitag 9.26.2025
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view Teenagers at school taking a test

High standards are not to blame for NAEP declines

Patrick Kelly 9.25.2025
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From lockers to group projects, schools have changed more than you think

Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 9.25.2025
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view Parent and child doing homework

Gaslighting parents about learning loss could cost Democrats the White House

Ben Austin 9.25.2025
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view Teacher in a classroom

How alternative certification programs impact teacher pipelines and student outcomes

Jeff Murray 9.25.2025
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view Two teachers at school

It’s time to change the structure of teacher professional development

Daniel Buck 9.24.2025
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view Happy students and teacher in a classroom

Student experience data is sending a message. Will we listen?

Dr. Deborah A. Gist 9.23.2025
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Does this school deserve an A, a B, or a C?

Michael J. Petrilli 9.23.2025
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