
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


Some immodest advice to the Ohio graduation requirements work group
2.1.2017
NationalBlog

Ohio’s ESSA plan: Identifying low-performing schools
Jessica Poiner 1.30.2017
NationalBlog

(No) Money in the Bank: Which Retirement Systems Penalize New Teachers?
Martin Lueken 1.26.2017
NationalReport

Fordham Institute statement on 2017 Quality Counts ratings
Ohio Education Gadfly 1.4.2017
NationalBlog

What is the purpose of teacher evaluation today? A conversation between Bellwether and Fordham
12.20.2016
NationalFlypaper

Undue Process: Why Bad Teachers in Twenty-Five Diverse Districts Rarely Get Fired
Victoria McDougald, David Griffith 12.8.2016
NationalReport

A victory for high achievers in the ESSA regulations
Brandon L. Wright 11.30.2016
NationalThe High Flyer

A third way for Ohio teacher evaluations
Jessica Poiner 11.21.2016
NationalBlog

How to make high school diplomas meaningful
Aaron Churchill 11.21.2016
NationalBlog

High Stakes for High Schoolers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA (Part II)
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Brandon L. Wright 11.15.2016
NationalReport

Vice President-elect Mike Pence quotes about education
Brandon L. Wright 11.9.2016
NationalFlypaper