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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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A dozen of the best opinion pieces on education that we read in 2024

Michael J. Petrilli 12.19.2024
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The best and worst of education reform in 2024

Michael J. Petrilli 12.19.2024
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Elon should stick to cars, rockets, and tech

Daniel Buck 12.19.2024
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Don’t want to close underenrolled schools? Here’s how to make the math work.

Marguerite Roza 12.19.2024
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The state of global education in a post-pandemic world

Nuno Crato, Harry Anthony Patrinos 12.19.2024
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New international data on the persistent link between Covid school closures and learning loss

Jeff Murray 12.19.2024
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Bringing High Expectations Back to Education

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#950: The best and worst of ed reform in 2024, with Checker Finn

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith, Ph.D. 12.18.2024
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Why education R & D should be on Trump’s agenda

Sara Schapiro 12.13.2024
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After a “lost decade,” let’s restore high expectations for students

Robert Pondiscio 12.12.2024
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Will Trump eliminate the federal role in education or weaponize it?

Chester E. Finn, Jr. 12.12.2024
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Why teachers don’t use the high-quality instructional materials they’re given

David Steiner 12.12.2024
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