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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 interconnectedness of school-finance reforms and test-based accountability
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 10.7.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Elementary schools: To improve reading comprehension, teach more social studies
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli 9.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Do America’s elementary school students need more social studies?
Dale Chu 9.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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School leaders must spend money more efficiently. Here are four places to start.
Frederick M. Hess, Brandon L. Wright 9.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Forecasting the long-run costs of coronavirus
Jeff Murray 9.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Is the one-track mind of the ed reform movement doing more harm than good?
Patricia Saenz-Armstrong 9.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Outdoor learning can help students during Covid-19 and beyond
Alan Gottlieb 9.24.2020
NationalFlypaper
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NEW REPORT: Social Studies Instruction and Reading Comprehension: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
The Education Gadfly 9.24.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Social Studies Instruction and Reading Comprehension: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Sarah Kabourek 9.24.2020
NationalReport
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A commission on teaching American history might do some good
Michael J. Petrilli 9.23.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Rocky road to better civics education
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 9.23.2020
NationalFlypaper