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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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How reopening decisions affected public school disenrollment
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NationalFlypaper
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Students are interested in computer science, but many of them lack access
Jeff Murray 10.28.2021
NationalFlypaper
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NationalPodcast
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Michael J. Petrilli 10.21.2021
NationalFlypaper
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How do parents use education savings accounts?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.21.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.21.2021
NationalPodcast
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5 lessons in education policy from newly-minted Nobel laureates
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 10.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Reforming licensing policies will help alleviate teacher shortages
Shannon Whitworth 10.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Bill de Blasio is decimating gifted education in New York. Will Eric Adams save it?
Brandon L. Wright 10.14.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Seeking a constitutional shortcut to educational excellence
Dale Chu 10.14.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Sorry Edutopia, the research base on project-based learning remains weak
Daniel Buck 10.14.2021
NationalFlypaper