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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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Teacher unions vs. private schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 8.12.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Schools’ responses to Covid-19 in spring 2020
Jeff Murray 8.12.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Kamala Harris and education reform
Dale Chu 8.11.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Getting the Most Bang for the Education Buck
Brandon L. Wright 8.7.2020
NationalBook
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Seven steps to design safe and healthy school drop-off and entry routines
Eric Tucker, Sarah Haga, Aaron Daly, Sarah Pactor 8.7.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The Education Gadfly Show: Another reason for more school autonomy
David Griffith, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Osborne, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.5.2020
NationalPodcast
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Evidence that high school students can overcome disadvantage
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.5.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Mother of invention: Early evidence can inform new remote learning efforts
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.5.2020
NationalFlypaper
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What do school boards think about the 1619 Project curriculum?
Robert Pondiscio 8.5.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Balancing learning loss against social and emotional harm
Victoria McDougald 8.5.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Building a stronger, more equitable education system
LaVerne Evans Srinivasan 8.3.2020
NationalFlypaper