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
Commentary on Appendix L: Alignment of the Next Generation Science Standards with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
W. Stephen Wilson 8.20.2013
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Exemplary Science Standards: How Does Your State Compare?
Kathleen Porter-Magee, Brandon L. Wright, Laurel Horn 8.20.2013
NationalReport
Milwaukee: Saved by Act 10...For Now
Robert M. Costrell, Larry Maloney 7.17.2013
NationalReport
Paying the Pension Price in Philadelphia
Robert M. Costrell, Larry Maloney 6.3.2013
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The Big Squeeze: Retirement Costs and School-District Budgets
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 6.3.2013
NationalReport
Redefining the School District in Tennessee
Nelson Smith 4.17.2013
NationalReport
When Teachers Choose Pension Plans: The Florida Story
Matthew M. Chingos, Martin R. West 2.14.2013
NationalReport
Commentary & Feedback on Draft II of the Next Generation Science Standards
Paul Gross, Douglas Buttrey, Ursula Goodenough, Noretta Koertge, Lawrence S. Lerner, Martha Schwartz, Richard Schwartz, William H. Schmidt, W. Stephen Wilson 2.4.2013
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Education Governance for the Twenty-First Century: Overcoming the Structural Barriers to School Reform
Paul Manna, Patrick McGuinn 1.10.2013
NationalReport
Strategies for Smarter Budgets and Smarter Schools
Nathan Levenson 12.11.2012
NationalReport
How Strong Are U.S. Teacher Unions? A State-By-State Comparison
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Janie Scull, Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D. 10.29.2012
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