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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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Eyes on the street: Reducing crime and boosting school attendance
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.14.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Characteristics of families and children may predict excessive online technology use
Trinady Maddock 1.14.2021
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What we're reading this week: January 14
The Education Gadfly 1.14.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Dan McKee, poised to be Rhode Island’s next governor, is a model of how to improve schools for all children
Erika Sanzi 1.13.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Give disadvantaged children their pandemic year back
Michael J. Petrilli 1.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Miguel Cardona is a blank slate
Dale Chu 1.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Explicit teaching vs. constructivism: The misadventures of Bean Dad
Robert Pondiscio 1.7.2021
NationalFlypaper
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What we read during the holiday break: January 7, 2020
The Education Gadfly 1.6.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Covid-19 facts and figures will not build trust with terrified parents
Erika Sanzi 1.4.2021
NationalFlypaper
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Fordham’s Best of 2020 Flypaper Posts
Pedro Enamorado 12.23.2020
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