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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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Why curriculum alone is not enough

Teresa Eliopoulos 9.18.2025
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The Covid generation: Best readers ever in fourth grade, worst readers ever by twelfth

Michael J. Petrilli 9.18.2025
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How to help students when they need it most—when they aren’t at school

Mike Goldstein, Sean Geraghty 9.18.2025
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Six ways for state leaders to invigorate U.S. civics and history learning

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.18.2025
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NAEP scores show top students are struggling, too

Brandon L. Wright 9.17.2025
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Cellphone bans are not enough

Henry Seton 9.11.2025
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What can schools really do about mass shootings?

Daniel Buck 9.11.2025
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Yes, obesity is a problem, but the Presidential Fitness Test isn’t a solution

Jill Hoppe 9.11.2025
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Revisiting research on who gets into elite colleges and how it affects their lives

Jeff Murray 9.11.2025
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The mixed blessing of new school measures

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.4.2025
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Will Donald Trump be remembered as an education president?

Dale Chu 9.4.2025
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A new early literacy safety net in Massachusetts

Almudena Abeyta, Tracy Curley, Dianne Kelly, Ed Lambert, Vanessa Lipschitz 9.4.2025
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