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Jeremy Ayers and Isabel Owen, with the help of Glenda Partee and Theodora Chang, outline themes across state applications to waive certain parts of No Child Left Behind, and offer recommendations for states and the Department of Education for the future.
Issue Brief
There are better ways to reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act than the Student Success Act and the Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act, write Jeremy Ayers and Raegen Miller.
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In reviewing states' applications for waivers to No Child Left Behind, the Department of Education should not rush to approve every application, ask for more information, and proceed with caution, writes Jeremy Ayers.
Jeremy Ayers outlines five big policy ideas the Senate should put in its bill to ensure the next ESEA is big and bold enough to improve the education system and our economy.
Cynthia Brown and Jeremy Ayers explain why the Department of Education will offer waivers that allow states to forego ineffective requirements in No Child Left Behind.
Issue Brief
Jeremy Ayers offers recommendations for improving rural education in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
A new education bill from House Republicans would allow states and districts to shirk their responsibility to help struggling students and schools, writes Jeremy Ayers.
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CAP's Education Team outlines how Congress should move forward with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Cynthia Brown and Jeremy Ayers explain why our nation’s future economic competitiveness and moral compass rest on reforming our main federal education law.
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Jeremy Ayers and Melissa Lazarín propose four strategies for turning around the nation's lowest-performing schools in the reauthorization of ESEA.
Recent developments indicate the public and congressional members want a reauthorized Elementary and Secondary Education Act this year, write Cynthia Brown and Jeremy Ayers.
Jeremy Ayers explains why Congress needs to prioritize reform of our main federal education law.
Jeremy Ayers considers a recent education debate and concludes that our goal should be to provide equal opportunity for all students to access well-paying jobs.