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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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Marguerite Roza 9.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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A flawed study of Indiana’s voucher program
Jeremy Smith 9.23.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The rise in Black unemployment is about more than race
Walter Myers III 9.17.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Five crucial considerations to protect social and emotional learning
The Master Teacher, Inc. 9.17.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Blinding ourselves to America’s achievement woes
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Ohio data show the pandemic's heavy toll on student achievement and the importance of in-person learning
Vladimir Kogan, Stéphane Lavertu 9.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What U.S. teens think about their futures—and the country’s
Jeremy Smith 9.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show #787: How the Delta variant is impacting back-to-school season
Michael J. Petrilli, John Bailey, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 9.16.2021
NationalPodcast
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What 9/11 means for America’s schools twenty years later
Dale Chu 9.9.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Seven questions about September 11
Lamar Alexander 9.9.2021
NationalFlypaper
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From the personal to the political, for the love of freedom
William Damon 9.9.2021
NationalFlypaper