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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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Sharpening the picture of early pandemic schooling
Jeff Murray 1.13.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #802: Erica Green on the pandemic’s impact on high school students
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Erica L. Green 1.12.2022
NationalPodcast
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Republicans and school boards
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Colorado’s curriculum crackdown
Dale Chu 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Student retention and third-grade reading: It’s about the adults
Todd Collins 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Early childhood education and later educational outcomes
Julia Wolf 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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An enlightening look into school funding inequalities
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: January 6, 2022
The Education Gadfly 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: January 6, 2022
The Education Gadfly 1.6.2022
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #801: Grumpy New Year with Checker Finn
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.5.2022
NationalPodcast
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Fordham’s top 10 articles of 2021
Julia Wolf 12.23.2021
NationalFlypaper