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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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Preparing students of all races to achieve greatness
Ian Rowe 7.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Scaling up the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship program helped public schools improve
Jeff Murray 7.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: July 15, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading this week: July 15, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.15.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show #778: The virus isn’t done with schools
Michael J. Petrilli, John Bailey, David Griffith, Olivia Piontek 7.14.2021
NationalPodcast
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Strong standards are vital for making history and civics central in K–12 education
Peter Gibbon 7.9.2021
NationalFlypaper
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An improved forecast for the NAEP reading assessment
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.8.2021
NationalFlypaper
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We have spelling bees. Why aren’t there reading bees?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 7.8.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Texting parents helps improve student literacy. But how much is too much?
Jeremy Smith 7.8.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Are Virginia’s elementary schools worsening achievement gaps?
William Rost 7.8.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Cheers and Jeers: July 8, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.8.2021
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