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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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Americans have lost trust in public schools
Robert Pondiscio 1.27.2022
NationalFlypaper
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A century of school reform, through the eyes of Larry Cuban
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.27.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Some Republicans want Miguel Cardona gone. They might come to regret it.
Dale Chu 1.20.2022
NationalFlypaper
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On teaching courage
Jennifer Frey 1.20.2022
NationalFlypaper
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The case for starting NAEP in kindergarten
Michael J. Petrilli 1.20.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Searching for the root of educational inequities in parent-child interactions
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.20.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Classic texts’ continuing value in a more partisan world
Nathaniel Grossman 1.20.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #803: John Bailey on Omicron and schools
Michael J. Petrilli, John Bailey, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 1.19.2022
NationalPodcast
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Now is not the time for OCR to meddle in school disciplinary policy
Michael J. Petrilli 1.13.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Mission, vision, and virtue
Jennifer Frey 1.13.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Stop focusing on class size
Daniel Buck 1.13.2022
NationalFlypaper