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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Robert Pondiscio 11.11.2021
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A descriptive look at the structure of gifted programs in Washington State
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.11.2021
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Would eliminating college admissions tests really make education more equitable?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.11.2021
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Education Gadfly Show #795: Why we should test in K–2
Michael J. Petrilli, Dale Chu, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 11.10.2021
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Want your kids to thrive in school? Call the pediatrician.
Tim Daly 11.5.2021
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Dale Chu 11.4.2021
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Reconnecting knowledge and virtue
Jennifer Frey 11.4.2021
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Lessons on protecting viewpoint diversity in classrooms
Robert Pondiscio, Tracey Schirra 11.4.2021
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Education Gadfly Show #794: Universal pre-K seems imminent. Should we celebrate?
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Lindsey Burke 11.4.2021
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The “big quit” is an opportunity to fix our broken education system
Bruno V. Manno 10.29.2021
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Not everyone’s on board with turning schooling into therapy
Robert Pondiscio 10.28.2021
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