
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


Assessing the teacher quality gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 7.29.2015
NationalFlypaper

The consequences of safe harbor
Jessica Poiner 7.27.2015
NationalBlog

The state of play with ESEA, in a single table
Michael J. Petrilli 7.20.2015
NationalFlypaper

To my friends on the Left and Right: Please stop polarizing the ESEA debate
Michael J. Petrilli 7.7.2015
NationalFlypaper

A step back in accountability
Vladimir Kogan 7.7.2015
NationalBlog

Tapas-style curriculum
7.1.2015
NationalBlog

Caveat emptor: Ohio lawmakers shouldn’t follow the lead of California
Aaron Churchill 6.18.2015
NationalBlog

Redefining the School District in America
Nelson Smith 6.10.2015
NationalReport

Ohio’s bad penny: HB 212 is a teacher’s nightmare
Jessica Poiner 6.5.2015
NationalBlog

Common Core repeal: Ohio’s bad penny (part 1)
Jessica Poiner 6.1.2015
NationalBlog

PARCC recalibrates the value/burden equation
Aaron Churchill 6.1.2015
NationalBlog