
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


National Working Group on Advanced Education: Summary of third meeting
The Education Gadfly 1.19.2023
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The slowly-narrowing achievement gap
Josh Einis 1.19.2023
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Why I’m against the economic argument for educating gifted children
Victoria McDougald 1.12.2023
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One teacher’s response to the reading wars
Nathaniel Grossman 1.12.2023
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Challenges and disappointments in school superintendency: Lessons from Broad
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.12.2023
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The impact of regulatory flexibility on the teacher workforce in Massachusetts charter schools
Jeff Murray 1.12.2023
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Education Gadfly Show #852: New Year’s resolutions for America’s schools, with Robert Pondiscio
Michael J. Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., David Griffith 1.10.2023
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We need to prepare now for the school closures that are coming
Tim Daly 1.6.2023
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An octet of dualisms for the new year
Chester E. Finn, Jr. 1.5.2023
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The typical gifted program is likely to become even less equitable
Scott J. Peters, Meredith Langi 1.5.2023
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Education Gadfly Show #851: The case for teaching writing in the age of ChatGPT, with Checker Finn
David Griffith, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 1.4.2023
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