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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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Summertime isn’t quite so easy
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.8.2023
NationalFlypaper
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“Hold harmless” grading policies are anything but
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.8.2023
NationalFlypaper
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No, AP isn’t ushering in a totalitarian regime
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 6.1.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Worldwide, learning loss and pandemic school closures were directly connected
Jeff Murray 6.1.2023
NationalFlypaper
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School systems’ essential quest for coherence
Emily Freitag 5.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The CLT is a growing, classical alternative to the ACT and SAT: An interview with its co-founder
Daniel Buck 5.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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States should embed civic content into statewide reading assessments
Ross Wiener 5.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Another nail in the “money doesn’t matter” coffin
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 5.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Dire straits: Taking stock of and addressing pandemic-related learning loss
Victoria McDougald 5.25.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#871: The severity of pandemic learning loss, with Tom Kane
Tom Kane, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.24.2023
NationalPodcast
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New York City turns gifted education into a glorified lottery, disregarding research
Alina Adams 5.18.2023
NationalFlypaper