
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


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Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Thomas Toch 2.16.2022
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Of course there’s tracking in high schools. Get over it.
Michael J. Petrilli 2.10.2022
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The pedagogy of the depressed
Robert Pondiscio 2.10.2022
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We’re teaching mediocrity in literature classrooms
Daniel Buck 2.10.2022
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What factors predict states’ embrace of private school choice?
Nathaniel Grossman 2.10.2022
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How did the pandemic affect school bullying?
Julia Wolf 2.10.2022
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The Education Gadfly Show #806: On school boards, curriculum controversies, and a Parents’ Bill of Rights
Michael J. Petrilli, Robert Pondiscio, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.9.2022
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Other states should follow Virginia’s lead on critical race theory
William J. Bennett 2.8.2022
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The Maus that roared: Who do you want to decide what’s best for kids?
Robert Pondiscio 2.3.2022
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The curriculum transparency trap
Dale Chu 2.3.2022
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Education Gadfly Show #805: High schools didn’t get the memo that college isn’t for everyone
Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 2.2.2022
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