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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Bruno V. Manno 4.20.2023
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An early analysis of a one-to-one tutoring model
Jeff Murray 4.20.2023
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California must better support its advanced learners
Victoria McDougald 4.19.2023
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Georgia’s laudable addition of Great Works to its English standards
Mark Bauerlein 4.14.2023
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Walter Parker 4.14.2023
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Robert Pondiscio 4.13.2023
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Lessons for ed reform from the Tennessee Three
Dale Chu 4.13.2023
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Jeanette Luna 4.13.2023
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Third grade reading retention is right
Jessica Poiner 4.6.2023
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Progressive schools aren’t the problem
Ethan Gray 4.6.2023
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