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
Six Questions to Ask on Back to School Night
8.1.2003
NationalReport
Better Leaders for America's Schools: A Manifesto
5.1.2003
NationalReport
The Best of Both Worlds: Blending History and Geography in the K-12 Curriculum
David W. Saxe, David J. Rutherford, Richard G. Boehm 2.1.2003
NationalReport
Can Failing Schools be Fixed?
Ronald C. Brady 1.1.2003
NationalReport
September 11: What Our Children Need to Know
Lynne Cheney, William J. Bennett, William Damon, John Agresto 9.1.2002
NationalReport
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation: Five Year Report
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.1.2002
NationalReport
No Child Left Behind: What Will it Take?
Mark D. Reckase, Billie J. Orr, Matthew Gandal, Lisa Graham Keegan 2.1.2002
NationalReport
Seven Studies in Education Philanthropy
John Barry, Peter Frumkin, Joe Williams, Leslie Lenkowsky, Lew Solomon, Paul T. Hill, Margaret Raymond, Emily Spencer, Bruno V. Manno 12.1.2001
NationalReport
Rethinking Special Education for a New Century
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Andrew J. Rotherham, Charles R. Hokanson, Jr. 10.21.2001
NationalReport
Dayton Education in 2001: The Views of Citizens and Parents
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Jacqueline Howell Luksic 10.1.2001
NationalReport
Evolution of the New American Schools: From Revolution to Mainstream
Jeffrey Mirel 10.1.2001
NationalReport