
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


Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?
Jessica Poiner 4.9.2018
NationalBlog

Ohio could take a cue from Indiana on diplomas
Jessica Poiner 2.12.2018
NationalBlog

Is There a Gifted Gap? Gifted Education in High-Poverty Schools
Christopher Yaluma, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 1.31.2018
NationalReport

Fordham statement on state board of education’s recommended changes to Ohio graduation requirements
Ohio Education Gadfly 1.9.2018
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Ohio’s new readiness seal: Soft skills, but a hard reality
Jessica Poiner 1.9.2018
NationalBlog

Three biggest education innovation questions for 2018
Stacey Childress 1.9.2018
NationalFlypaper

State ESSA plans embrace CTE, but there's still much work to be done
Kate Kreamer, Ryan Reyna 1.8.2018
NationalFlypaper

National experts agree that Ohio’s school accountability system is too complicated
Aaron Churchill 12.18.2017
NationalBlog

The Academic and Behavioral Consequences of Discipline Policy Reform
Matthew P. Steinberg, Johanna Lacoe 12.5.2017
NationalReport

High achievers will benefit from most state ESSA accountability plans
Brandon L. Wright 11.21.2017
NationalThe High Flyer

Good news for students and federalism: Most states step up on accountability under ESSA
Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli 11.15.2017
NationalFlypaper