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
Elevating expectations in the Mile High City: How Tom Boasberg reshaped Denver's schools
Van Schoales 7.30.2018
NationalFlypaper
Reading and Writing Instruction in America's Schools
David Griffith, Ann Duffett 7.17.2018
NationalReport
More (yes, more) on Akron's graduation rate
Chad L. Aldis 7.9.2018
NationalBlog
What have we learned from the Gates-funded teacher evaluation reforms?
Matthew Kraft 6.26.2018
NationalFlypaper
How Ohio should distribute its school improvement funds
Jessica Poiner 6.4.2018
NationalBlog
The Achievement First story, part two: Big steps to a storybook ending?
Alex Hernandez 5.22.2018
NationalFlypaper
The tragic lack of progress for Ohio’s low-income and black students
Aaron Churchill 4.23.2018
NationalBlog
Five takeaways from Ohio’s 2017 NAEP results
Aaron Churchill 4.11.2018
NationalBlog
Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
Jessica Poiner 4.9.2018
NationalBlog
Ohio could take a cue from Indiana on diplomas
Jessica Poiner 2.12.2018
NationalBlog
Is There a Gifted Gap? Gifted Education in High-Poverty Schools
Christopher Yaluma, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 1.31.2018
NationalReport