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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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Power plays in federal education: Three flashpoints, three branches

Dale Chu 4.17.2025
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Meeting the moment: A response to Robert Pondiscio’s essay on AFT’s "American Educator"

Randi Weingarten 4.17.2025
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Answering Randi Weingarten

Robert Pondiscio 4.17.2025
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How the AFT could have changed teaching and learning (and maybe still can)

Robert Pondiscio 4.10.2025
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What are students doing between 6 p.m. and midnight?

Mike Goldstein, Sean Geraghty 4.10.2025
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Short- and long-term impacts of school closure on student outcomes

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.10.2025
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Advanced students rebounded faster from learning loss. They still need our attention.

Brandon L. Wright 4.8.2025
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The best colleges for political diversity

Michael J. Petrilli 4.3.2025
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Waiver and out: How red states plan to push the limits of federal ed policy

Dale Chu 4.3.2025
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12 guiding principles for the future of American education

Chad Aldeman 4.3.2025
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Freddie deBoer is right about one thing, not everything

Michael J. Petrilli 3.27.2025
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New Nation’s Report Card disappoints—but shouldn’t surprise

Martin R. West 3.27.2025
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