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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 well are schools teaching disadvantaged students to read? In California, it depends where you live.
Todd Collins 10.8.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The college gender gap begins in kindergarten
Michael J. Petrilli 10.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Critical race theory distracts from academic underachievement
Bob Woodson, Ian Rowe 10.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Do experts share responsibility for pitchfork-wielding mobs?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 10.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Education Gadfly Show #790: Why boys flail
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Richard Whitmire 10.7.2021
NationalPodcast
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There’s more to the education story than what’s in the news
Emily Freitag 10.5.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Inspire a reverence for liberty by teaching the full story of American slavery
Ian Rowe 10.1.2021
NationalFlypaper
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We are squandering the talents of too many low-income high achievers
Aaron Churchill , Michael J. Petrilli 9.30.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Use pandemic recovery funds to empower both schools and families
Bruno V. Manno, Chair 9.30.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Measuring the social, emotional, and academic toll of remote learning
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.30.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Performative teaching is undermining trust in schools
Robert Pondiscio 9.23.2021
NationalFlypaper