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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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Examining the benefits of career and technical education at scale
Olivia Piontek 8.26.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: August 26, 2021
The Education Gadfly 8.26.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: August 26, 2021
The Education Gadfly 8.26.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Don’t ignore direct SEL instruction
William Rost 8.20.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The future of local school politics: Division or détente?
Paul T. Hill 8.19.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Science class is a great place for social and emotional learning
Jeremy Smith 8.19.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Does the medium matter? Academic outcomes for print versus digital reading.
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.19.2021
NationalFlypaper
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7 of the best education podcasts in 2021
Tran Le 8.16.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The vast majority of parents want schools to teach children social and emotional skills
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 8.12.2021
NationalFlypaper
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State civics and U.S. history standards are less politically biased than before. Let’s keep it that way.
Jeremy A. Stern, Ph.D. 8.12.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Can changing our eduspeak help with post-pandemic schooling?
Dale Chu 8.12.2021
NationalFlypaper