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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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We grouped students by reading ability instead of grade. Here’s what happened.

Jessica Berg 6.24.2025
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Whose school is it anyway?

Robert Pondiscio 6.19.2025
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How schools can get teens to read more full-length books

Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 6.19.2025
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Democrats should lead on education with an abundance agenda

Jorge Elorza 6.19.2025
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Historical trends of the college wage premium

Jeff Murray 6.19.2025
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High school seniors battle to save their beloved Harlem school

Alina Adams 6.18.2025
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Two tracks, one train wreck: The disjointed state of federal education policy

Dale Chu 6.12.2025
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A global examination of education and national prosperity

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.12.2025
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In dozens of districts, teachers can’t afford to live near their schools

Chad Aldeman 6.6.2025
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Fixing IES

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.5.2025
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Reimagining federal education R&D: Let’s fix the What Works Clearinghouse

Mark Schneider 6.5.2025
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Conservatives, don’t let fighting DEI become a witch hunt

Robert Pondiscio 6.5.2025
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