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 real battle for Common Core begins
Robert Pondiscio 9.16.2015
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Ohio should set the bar at “college- and-career-ready”
Aaron Churchill 9.15.2015
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Failing Our Brightest Kids: The Global Challenge of Educating High-Ability Students
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Brandon L. Wright 9.15.2015
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How Ohio can make the transition to new test scores
Aaron Churchill 9.8.2015
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Why is high school achievement flat?
Michael J. Petrilli 9.3.2015
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Do classroom assignments reflect today's higher standards?
Robert Pondiscio 9.2.2015
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How Common Core can help in the battle of skills versus knowledge
9.2.2015
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Supporting literacy within ESEA
Robert Pondiscio 8.26.2015
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Schools of Thought: A Taxonomy of American Education Governance
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., David Griffith, Joanna Smith, Michael Thier, Ross Anderson, Christine Pitts, Hovanes Gasparian 8.26.2015
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Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation
Aaron Churchill 8.24.2015
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We need to know more about credit recovery
Robert Pondiscio 8.21.2015
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