
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


Weak board governance weakens K–12 performance
Tom Coyne 1.16.2020
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Digging in the dirt for quality curriculum
Robert Pondiscio 1.14.2020
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Why don’t evidence-based practices take hold in schools?
Jeremy Noonan 1.14.2020
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Where R & D and school improvement meet, good things happen
Michael J. Petrilli 1.8.2020
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The power of the two-parent home is not a myth
Ian Rowe 1.8.2020
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Watch the movie, don’t just read the script: Teaching vs. curriculum
Mike Goldstein 1.8.2020
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Those that live by the scores…
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.8.2020
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Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part II
John A. Dues 1.7.2020
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Why evidence-based practices don’t work: Part I
John A. Dues 1.6.2020
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Lessons educators can heed from the grim findings of “The Supplemental Curriculum Bazaar”
Morgan Polikoff 12.19.2019
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Teacher interactions make a difference in online courses
Pedro Enamorado 12.18.2019
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