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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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Are St. Louis high schools pushing out kids who misbehave?

Ali Schalop 6.5.2025
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What’s behind the Southern Surge?

Kunjan Narechania 5.30.2025
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An open letter to Bill Gates

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.29.2025
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A Texas showdown: school choice vs. state testing

Dale Chu 5.29.2025
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Does tightening the screws on earning tenure benefit students?

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.29.2025
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From algebra to calculus (or stats!): Connecting the math pipeline

Elizabeth Huffaker, Ph.D., Christina Claiborne 5.23.2025
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An agenda for raising student achievement

Michael J. Petrilli 5.22.2025
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The voices we don't hear: Teachers who gave up

Robert Pondiscio 5.22.2025
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Restructuring teacher preparation programs to support the science of reading: A case study from Arkansas

Jeff Murray 5.22.2025
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Washington at warp speed: What matters, and what you can ignore

Michael J. Petrilli 5.19.2025
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Behavior versus bias: How to interpret discipline disparities

Michael J. Petrilli 5.15.2025
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STEM education shouldn’t fall victim to the anti-DEI crusade

Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 5.15.2025
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