NEPC Resources on Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Derek Gottlieb (November 19, 2024). NEPC Review: Reassessing ESSA Implementation: An Equity Analysis of School Accountability Systems (EdTrust, September 2024). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./review/essa

(October 10, 2024). What Will Happen to Bilingual Education After the Elections?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-bilingual-101024

(September 26, 2024). Testing and Accountability: The Federal Role. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-shepard-092624

(August 22, 2024). What Role Should the Federal Government Play in Education Policy?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-debray-082224

Jamaal Bowman (October 13, 2023). Jamaal Bowman Discusses the "More Teaching Less Testing Act of 2023". Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/fyi-video-bowman

(October 5, 2023). Testing is Broken. Can This Bill Fix It?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-dc-briefing-100523

(May 1, 2023). Educational Accountability 3.0: Beyond ESSA. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/resource-document-beyond-essa

Elizabeth DeBray, Kara Finnigan, Janel George, Janelle T. Scott (October 11, 2022). A Civil Rights Framework for the Reauthorization of ESEA . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/reauthorization

Gail L. Sunderman (June 23, 2022). State Accountability Rating Systems: A Review of School Report Cards as Indicators of School Quality. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/report-cards

Jaekyung Lee (November 26, 2019). NEPC Review: Fewer Children Left Behind: Lessons From the Dramatic Achievement Gains of the 1990s and 2000s (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, October 2019). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/achievement

Madhabi Chatterji (March 5, 2019). A Consumer’s Guide to Testing under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): What Can the Common Core and Other ESSA Assessments Tell Us?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/rd-assessment-guide

(November 20, 2018). The Education Debt. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-education-debt-112018

(August 30, 2018). How to Sustain Community Schools − The Partnership for the Future of Learning Publishes New How-To Guide. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/newsletter-community-schools-083018

Kevin Close, Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Clarin Collins (June 5, 2018). State-Level Assessments and Teacher Evaluation Systems after the Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act: Some Steps in the Right Direction. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/state-assessment

(December 14, 2017). Community Schools: Closing Opportunity Gaps for Students in Need. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/community-schools-closing

Doris A. Santoro (November 28, 2017). NEPC Review: Tackling Gaps in Access to Strong Teachers: What State Leaders Can Do (The Education Trust, October 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-retention

William R. Penuel, Michelle Renée Valladares, Elizabeth J. Meyer (July 19, 2017). A Continuous Improvement Approach to Indicator Development . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/fyi-video-continuous-improvement

Gail L. Sunderman (June 13, 2017). NEPC Review: Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth (Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Education Cities, March 2017). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-ESSA-accountability

Jeannie Oakes, Anna Maier, Julia Daniel (June 5, 2017). Community Schools: An Evidence-Based Strategy for Equitable School Improvement. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/equitable-community-schools

William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Michelle Renée Valladares (February 1, 2017). Examples of Indicators Focused on Equity, Quality, and Climate. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/fyi-video-examples-indicators

William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Michelle Renée Valladares (January 4, 2017). Making the Most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Helping States Focus on School Equity, Quality and Climate. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/webinar-making-most-every-student-succeeds-act-essa-helping-states-focus-school-equity

William J. Mathis, Tina Trujillo (November 17, 2016). Lessons from NCLB for the Every Student Succeeds Act. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/lessons-from-NCLB

William R. Penuel, Elizabeth J. Meyer, Michelle Renée Valladares (November 15, 2016). Making the Most of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Helping States Focus on School Equity, Quality and Climate. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/ESSA

William J. Mathis (August 23, 2016). Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking - 2016 Collection. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/research-based-options

Kevin G. Welner, William J. Mathis (February 12, 2015). Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Time to Move Beyond Test-Focused Policies. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/esea

Bruce Fuller (August 27, 2013). Review of The Lessons of No Child Left Behind. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-lessons-of-nclb

Tina Trujillo, Michelle Renée Valladares, Tara Kini (October 1, 2012). Democratic School Turnarounds: Pursuing Equity and Learning from Evidence. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/democratic-school-turnarounds

Jaekyung Lee (October 13, 2011). NEPC Review: Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, September 2011). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-high-flyers

Edward García Fierros, Bridget Rooney (December 14, 2010). NEPC Review: 2010 State School Report Card (October 2010). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-2010-state-school-report

Wendy C. Chi (October 5, 2010). Blueprint Reviews Now Available Online. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/blueprint-reviews-now-available-online

William J. Mathis, Kevin G. Welner (October 5, 2010). Introduction: Assessing the Research Base for A Blueprint for Reform. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/blueprint-introduction

William J. Mathis (April 8, 2009). NCLB’s Ultimate Restructuring Alternatives: Do they Improve the Quality of Education?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/nclb-ultimate-restructuring

Meredith P. Richards, Jennifer Jellison Holme (January 27, 2009). NEPC Review: "Plotting School Choice" and "In Need of Improvement" (November 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-plotting-school-choice

Peter W. Cookson, Jr., Kevin G. Welner (December 29, 2008). Fellows’ Education Letters to the President. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/Letters-to-Obama

Gregory Camilli (July 29, 2008). NEPC Review: High-Achieving Students in the Era of NCLB (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, June 2008). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-high-achieving-students

Kevin G. Welner (June 1, 2008). The Overselling of Growth Modeling. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/overselling-growth-modeling

Bruce Fuller (October 8, 2007). NEPC Review: End It, Don't Mend It: What to Do with No Child Left Behind (September 2007). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-end-it-don%E2%80%99t-mend-it-what-do-with-no-child-left-behind

John T. Yun (June 26, 2007). NEPC Review: Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind? (June 2007). Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./thinktank/review-answering-question-that-matters-most-has-student-achievement-increased-since-no-chi

Patricia Burch (January 1, 2007). Supplemental Education Services under NCLB: Emerging Evidence and Policy Issues. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/supplemental-education-services-under-nclb-emerging-evidence-and-policy-issues

Douglas N. Harris (January 1, 2006). Ending the Blame Game on Educational Inequity: A Study of "High Flying" Schools and NCLB. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/ending-blame-game-educational-inequity-a-study-high-flying-schools-and-nclb

William J. Mathis (January 1, 2006). The Accuracy and Effectiveness of Adequate Yearly Progress, NCLB's School Evaluation System. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-accuracy-and-effectiveness-adequate-yearly-progress-nclbs-school-evaluation-system

(October 20, 2005). Bush Education Law Shows Mixed Results in First Test. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/bush-education-law-shows-mixed-results-first-test

Kevin G. Welner (August 1, 2005). Can Irrational Become Unconstitutional? NCLB's 100% Presuppositions. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/can-irrational-become-unconstitutional-nclbs-100-presuppositions

(May 1, 2005). Failing Our Children: How "No Child Left Behind" Undermines Quality and Equity in Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/failing-our-children-how-no-child-left-behind-undermines-quality-and-equity-education-0

(April 13, 2005). Study Finds Shortcoming in New Law on Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/study-finds-shortcoming-new-law-education

(March 1, 2005). From the Capital to the Classroom: Year Three of the No Child Left Behind Act. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/from-capital-classroom-year-three-no-child-left-behind-act

Sharon L. Nichols, Gene V Glass, David C. Berliner (January 1, 2005). High-Stakes Testing and Student Achievement: Problems for the No Child Left Behind Act. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/high-stakes-testing-and-student-achievement-problems-no-child-left-behind-act

Edward W. Wiley, William J. Mathis, David R. Garcia (January 1, 2005). The Impact of the Adequate Yearly Progress Requirement of the Federal "No Child Left Behind" Act on Schools in the Great Lakes. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-impact-adequate-yearly-progress-requirement-federal-no-child-left-behind-act-schools

Gerald W. Bracey (January 1, 2005). No Child Left Behind: Where Does the Money Go?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/no-child-left-behind-where-does-money-go

Wayne Wright (January 1, 2005). Evolution of Federal Policy and Implications of No Child Left Behind For Language Minority Students. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/evolution-federal-policy-and-implications-no-child-left-behind-for-language-minority-stu

Kevin G. Welner (January 1, 2005). Can Irrational Become Unconstitutional? NCLB’s 100% Presuppositions. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/can-irrational-become-unconstitutional-nclb%E2%80%99s-100-presuppositions

Harold Berlak (January 1, 2005). Does the No Child Left Behind Act Improve Schools and Increase Educational Opportunity?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/does-no-child-left-behind-act-improve-schools-and-increase-educational-opportunity

Kevin G. Welner, D. Q. Weitzman (January 1, 2005). The Soft Bigotry of Low Expenditures. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-soft-bigotry-low-expenditures

(September 3, 2004). Good Schools or Bad? Ratings Baffle Parents. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/good-schools-or-bad-ratings-baffle-parents

(May 1, 2004). Failing our Children: How "No Child Left Behind" Undermines Quality and Equity in Education. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/failing-our-children-how-no-child-left-behind-undermines-quality-and-equity-education

(January 1, 2004). "No Child Left Behind" After Two Years: A Track Record of Failure. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/no-child-left-behind-after-two-years-a-track-record-failure

Alex Molnar, Douglas N. Harris, Gene V Glass, Lisa Abrams, Madhabi Chatterji, Mary Lee Smith, Sherman Dorn, Tim Hacsi, Victoria-Maria MacDonald (January 1, 2004). Reform Florida. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/reform-florida

William J. Mathis (January 1, 2004). Two Very Different Questions. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/two-very-different-questions

(November 13, 2003). Bush Flunks Schools. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/bush-flunks-schools

(January 28, 2003). Inside the No Child Left Behind Law. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/inside-no-child-left-behind-law

Harold Berlak (January 1, 2003). The "No Child Left Behind Act" and Teaching Reading. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-no-child-left-behind-act-and-teaching-reading

Kevin G. Welner, Jonathan Dings (January 1, 2003). Excellence Fails to Impress Feds. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/excellence-fails-impress-feds

(March 16, 2002). Researchers: Education Reforms Flawed. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/researchers-education-reforms-flawed

(December 20, 2001). Student Privacy Protection Included in Education Bill. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/student-privacy-protection-included-education-bill

Harold Berlak (January 1, 2001). Yes, President Bush, Johnny's Test Scores May Be Up, But Can He Read?. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/yes-president-bush-johnnys-test-scores-may-be-up-but-can-he-read

Gerald W. Bracey (January 1, 2001). A Lesson Plan for the Schools With Little Learning Behind It. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/a-lesson-plan-schools-with-little-learning-behind-it

Harold Berlak (January 1, 2001). The Bush Education Agenda: Tested for Failure. Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/the-bush-education-agenda-tested-failure

(July 1, 1999). Business Community Views on Reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Hearing before the Committee on Education and . Available at: https://nepc.colorado.edu./publication/business-community-views-reform-elementary-and-secondary-education-act-hearing-committee