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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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Dale Chu 4.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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High-dosage tutoring can help remediate learning loss, but funding is running out
Jeff Murray 4.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Early childhood education matters. Is “transitional kindergarten” a feasible option?
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D. 4.18.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Tim Daly 4.15.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Doing educational equity wrong
Michael J. Petrilli 4.11.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Robert Pondiscio 4.11.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Schools must go beyond surface-level learning, and better tutoring can help
Laurence Holt 4.11.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Brandon L. Wright 4.9.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Daniel Buck 4.4.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Chester E. Finn, Jr. 4.4.2024
NationalFlypaper
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Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.4.2024
NationalFlypaper