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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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Five pandemic-era education practices that deserve to be dumped in the dustbin
Michael J. Petrilli 6.24.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Evaluating state intervention in low-performing districts 2011–2016
Jeff Murray 6.24.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show #775: The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History
Michael J. Petrilli, Jeremy A. Stern, Ph.D., David Griffith, Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.24.2021
NationalPodcast
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Cheers and Jeers: June 24, 2021
The Education Gadfly 6.24.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we're reading: June 24, 2021
The Education Gadfly 6.24.2021
NationalFlypaper
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The State of State Standards for Civics and U.S. History in 2021
Jeremy A. Stern, Ph.D., Alison E. Brody, José A. Gregory, Stephen Griffith 6.23.2021
NationalReport
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This simple therapeutic technique would help schools support traumatized students
Sarah Broome 6.22.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Preparation that helps first year teacher gets results: Three lessons learned
Kevin Hall 6.21.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Reflecting on Fordham’s silver jubilee
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 6.17.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Using transcription analysis to replace traditional classroom observations
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.17.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Cumulative effects: How Boston’s exam school enrollment pipeline locks out too many students of color
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.10.2021
NationalFlypaper