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
What's behind the declining support for the Common Core?
Michael J. Petrilli 8.19.2014
NationalBlog
Are Catholic schools particularly good at teaching reading?
Aaron Churchill 8.18.2014
NationalBlog
First Bell: August 18, 2014
Robert Pondiscio 8.18.2014
NationalFlypaper
At last, accountability for textbook publishers?
8.18.2014
NationalBlog
A Compendium of Research on the Common Core State Standards
8.13.2014
NationalBlog
The Hidden Half: School Employees Who Don't Teach
Matt Richmond 8.12.2014
NationalReport
New York’s Common Core tests: Tough questions, curious choices
Robert Pondiscio 8.11.2014
NationalBlog
A few reflections on the Common Core Wars
Michael J. Petrilli 7.31.2014
NationalFlypaper
Not teacher quality, but quality teaching
Robert Pondiscio 7.25.2014
NationalBlog
Kathleen Porter-Magee to be superintendent and CAO of the Partnership for Inner-City Education
7.24.2014
NationalFlypaper
Homecoming
Kathleen Porter-Magee 7.24.2014
NationalBlog