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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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“District innovation”: Not an oxymoron?
Jeff Murray 3.9.2023
NationalFlypaper
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How teacher prep can help educators build students’ content knowledge
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 3.9.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#860: Social media and kids’ declining mental health, with Michael Horn
Michael Horn, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 3.8.2023
NationalPodcast
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“Because equity” is not a good reason to lower standards
Michael J. Petrilli 3.7.2023
NationalFlypaper
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We’d be paying teachers far more if we’d chosen quality over quantity
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 3.2.2023
NationalFlypaper
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No, Professor Boaler, we should not stop talking about learning loss
Nathaniel Grossman 3.2.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Reconnecting knowledge and virtue in higher education
Jennifer Frey 3.2.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#859: Eliminating honors classes won’t advance equity, with Scott Peters
Scott Peters, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 3.1.2023
NationalPodcast
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The Mississippi reading model continues to shine
Todd Collins 2.24.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The SAT and ACT don’t drive inequities in higher education
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 2.23.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The effects of an affordable middle school math intervention
Jeanette Luna 2.23.2023
NationalFlypaper