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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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The Education Gadfly Show #777: O-H-I-O: School reform victories in the Buckeye State
Michael J. Petrilli, Chad L. Aldis, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.8.2021
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What parents and teachers think about critical race theory
Angela Sailor , Adam Kissel 7.6.2021
NationalFlypaper
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5 things I’ve learned from teaching U.S. history to high schoolers
José A. Gregory 7.2.2021
NationalFlypaper
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We need better civics education, but it won’t happen anytime soon
Dale Chu 7.1.2021
NationalFlypaper
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How to strengthen U.S. history and civics standards
Louise Dubé 7.1.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Dan Willingham’s "Why Don’t Students Like School" stands the test of time. That was the point.
Robert Pondiscio 7.1.2021
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How gender gaps in math and literacy change as students age
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.1.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show #776: Can curriculum reform succeed where the rest of standards-based reform failed?
Michael J. Petrilli, Morgan Polikoff, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.1.2021
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Cheers and Jeers: July 1, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.1.2021
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What we're reading this week: July 1, 2021
7.1.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Proof that it’s possible to approach civics and U.S. history in a balanced way
David Griffith, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.24.2021
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