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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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Many students with the potential to excel in STEM fields struggle in school
Joni Lakin, Jonathan Wai 7.31.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Everything you need to know about online tutoring
Ulrich Boser 7.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Why reading growth flatlines, and what to do about it
Gene Kerns 7.30.2020
NationalFlypaper
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How gerrymandering can hurt education
Trinady Maddock 7.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The growth and diversification of charter school facilities funding
Jeff Murray 7.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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School districts could try harder to reopen
Dale Chu 7.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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With its next stimulus bill, Congress should return federal education aid to its roots
Michael J. Petrilli 7.29.2020
NationalFlypaper
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No easy choices except to be kind (and butt out!)
Erika Sanzi 7.27.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The “gifted gap” was already growing before the pandemic
Chris Yaluma 7.24.2020
NationalBlog
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How states have responded to school finance reforms
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.22.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Federal relief funding should be used to help schools reopen
Aaron Churchill 7.22.2020
NationalFlypaper