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
More data on the impact of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic
Julia Wolf 5.19.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #820: Social-emotional learning doesn’t have a hidden agenda
Michael J. Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.18.2022
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Assessing the Nation’s Report Card: Challenges and choices for NAEP
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.12.2022
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Stop mandating financial literacy courses for high school students
Daniel Buck 5.12.2022
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Schools have no choice but to teach social and emotional skills
Nathaniel Grossman 5.12.2022
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The Federal civil service adopted standardized testing in 1883. Are there lessons for education today?
Christian Eggers 5.12.2022
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Assessing the Nation’s Report Card: Challenges and Choices for NAEP
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 5.10.2022
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Using ESSER funds for retention bonuses makes sense if targeted strategically
Dan Goldhaber 5.5.2022
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No, social and emotional learning is not a “Trojan horse” for CRT
Robert Pondiscio 5.5.2022
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Shortages, hiring, and retiring: School leaders answer survey questions on pandemic-era staffing
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.5.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #818: Kate Walsh on the state of teacher quality in America
Michael J. Petrilli, Kate Walsh, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 5.4.2022
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