
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


The grading lies we tell our students
Steven Birnholz, Eric Frey 11.23.2020
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Can we overcome challenges facing the expansion of classical schools?
Sheila Byrd Carmichael 11.20.2020
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The case for Sonja Santelises as the twelfth U.S. Secretary of Education
Dale Chu 11.19.2020
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Memo to policymakers: Help teachers focus on reading
Robert Pondiscio 11.19.2020
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Reducing grading bias against Black students
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 11.19.2020
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What we're reading this week: November 19
The Education Gadfly 11.18.2020
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When excellence isn’t on a school’s menu
Erika Sanzi 11.13.2020
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Use caution, district leaders: Even in a pandemic, there’s no immunity from financial missteps
Marguerite Roza 11.13.2020
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The racial-justice war on merit-based schools is an injustice against excellence, critics say
Vince Bielski 11.12.2020
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Democrats’ ed designs dealt setback in statehouses
Dale Chu 11.12.2020
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What we're reading this week: November 12
The Education Gadfly 11.11.2020
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