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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Tim Daly 3.15.2024
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Four states that are leading the charge for conservative education
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Can we ditch the “gifted” label and just focus on what each student needs?
Alina Adams 3.8.2024
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Doing educational equity right: Grading
Michael J. Petrilli 3.7.2024
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What if Jeb Bush had won?
Dale Chu 3.7.2024
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Most college graduates face underemployment upon bachelor’s degree attainment
Jeff Murray 3.7.2024
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The way we set grade-level norms on tests masks pandemic learning loss
Woody Paik 3.1.2024
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The hazards of “equity grading”
Meredith Coffey, Ph.D., Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 2.29.2024
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