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
Strong standards are vital for making history and civics central in K–12 education
Peter Gibbon 7.9.2021
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An improved forecast for the NAEP reading assessment
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 7.8.2021
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We have spelling bees. Why aren’t there reading bees?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 7.8.2021
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Texting parents helps improve student literacy. But how much is too much?
Jeremy Smith 7.8.2021
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Are Virginia’s elementary schools worsening achievement gaps?
William Rost 7.8.2021
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Cheers and Jeers: July 8, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.8.2021
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What we're reading this week: July 8, 2021
The Education Gadfly 7.8.2021
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The Education Gadfly Show #777: O-H-I-O: School reform victories in the Buckeye State
Michael J. Petrilli, Chad L. Aldis, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.8.2021
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What parents and teachers think about critical race theory
Angela Sailor , Adam Kissel 7.6.2021
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5 things I’ve learned from teaching U.S. history to high schoolers
José A. Gregory 7.2.2021
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We need better civics education, but it won’t happen anytime soon
Dale Chu 7.1.2021
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