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High Expectations

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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Do gifted and talented programs contribute to racial imbalances in elementary school?

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.9.2022
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How much do teachers matter in the early grades?

William Rost 6.9.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #823: How detrimental was remote learning?

Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Thomas Kane 6.8.2022
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How to respond sensibly to the Uvalde shooting

Dale Chu 6.2.2022
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How to narrow the excellence gap in early elementary school

Michael J. Petrilli 6.2.2022
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Natalie Wexler goes astray on the NAEP reading test

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How does a child’s religious background affect her choices about higher education?

Nathaniel Grossman 6.2.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #822: Checker Finn: Why we need—and need to improve—NAEP

Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.1.2022
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The core conflict of interest in public education

Don Parker 5.31.2022
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What you may not know—but should—about the Nation’s Report Card

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Exit interview: NCTQ’s Kate Walsh

Robert Pondiscio 5.26.2022
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The excellence gap opens early

Michael J. Petrilli 5.26.2022
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