
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


Literacy is equity
Robert Pondiscio 2.11.2021
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How much does student motivation affect student outcomes?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 2.11.2021
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What drives racial gaps in special education identification?
Melissa Gutwein 2.11.2021
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What we're reading this week: February 11, 2021
The Education Gadfly 2.11.2021
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Are charter schools a drain on district finances?
David Griffith, Michael J. Petrilli 2.9.2021
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How ya gonna keep ‘em back in that old school?
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 2.4.2021
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Opening schools can help heal our divided country
Dale Chu 2.4.2021
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The negative effects of student absenteeism: From bad to worse in a pandemic
Victoria McDougald 2.4.2021
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Predicting students’ academic trajectory from third grade test scores
Olivia Piontek 2.4.2021
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Rick Hess and Ian Rowe discuss 1776 Unites and efforts to promote a vision of a unified America
Frederick M. Hess, Ian Rowe 2.4.2021
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What we're reading this week: February 4, 2021
The Education Gadfly 2.4.2021
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