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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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#858: The Trump and DeSantis culture war fixation, with Dale Chu
Dale Chu, Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.22.2023
NationalPodcast
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It’s time to revisit conventional wisdom in education: Introducing our Think Again Series
The Education Gadfly 2.21.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Think Again: Do College Admissions Exams Drive Higher Education Inequities?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 2.21.2023
NationalReport
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Preparing young people for success at work is about knowledge and relationships
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 2.17.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The GOP’s dubious “protect the children” platform for 2024
Dale Chu 2.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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The policies promoting school shootings
Max Eden 2.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Nathaniel Grossman 2.16.2023
NationalFlypaper
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#857: The states leading the way in literacy, with Kymyona Burk and Tom Greene
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith, Kymyona Burk, Tom Greene 2.15.2023
NationalPodcast
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Daniel Buck 2.9.2023
NationalFlypaper
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An examination of cream-skimming and pushout data among voucher students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.9.2023
NationalFlypaper
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Jeff Murray 2.9.2023
NationalFlypaper