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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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Counting down the top education studies of 2021
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Charter attendance, education outcomes, and civic participation
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: December 23, 2021
The Education Gadfly 12.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: December 23, 2021
The Education Gadfly 12.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #800: Why we need virtue education in our classrooms
Michael J. Petrilli, Jennifer Frey, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.21.2021
NationalPodcast
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Civility, democracy, and education
Jennifer Frey 12.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The long road to education recovery: Three ways for districts to redeem themselves
Dale Chu 12.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Online courses and college degree completion
Jeff Murray 12.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Boosting the effectiveness of STEM role models
Jeff Murray 12.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #799: Build Back Better’s big impact on pre-K and child care
Michael J. Petrilli, Elliot Regenstein, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 12.15.2021
NationalPodcast
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Build Back Better’s risks on early childhood education are manageable and outweighed by the benefits
Elliot Regenstein 12.14.2021
NationalFlypaper