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Policy “Bright-Line” Statutory Provisions in ESSA

There is wide support among policy experts, advocates, and parents for federal guardrails around assessment and accountability. These form ...

Policy Parents Oppose Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education

On behalf of the National Parents Union, representing 1.7 million parents, families and caregivers nationwide, we write to express our deep ...

Policy You Can’t Rob Title I Funds and Call It Reform

By Keri Rodrigues, President, National Parents Union and Dr. Charles Barone, Senior Director of the Center for Innovation, National Parents ...

Policy The Future of Assessment and Accountability | Part 2| Rethinking Accountability: Risk and Opportunity

Last month, NPU’s Charlie Barone shared concerns about the future of federal guardrails for state assessment systems after attending ...

Polling Letter to Secretary McMahon on behalf of the National Parents Union

March 21, 2025 The Honorable Linda McMahon Secretary of Education U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. ...

Policy Student Achievement in the States Led by Governors at the White House Today 

Republican Governors from at least 8 states- Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia – are slated to ...

Policy The Urgent Threat to Federal Education Protections

Today, the Trump Administration is sending education back to the states. Every parent in America should be alarmed. The U.S. Department of ...

Policy Parents Deserve Real Choices, Not Empty Promises: Expanding Public and Accountable School Choice

By Keri Rodrigues, President, National Parents Union The state of education in America is at a crisis point, and as parents we are ...

Policy The Future of Assessment and Accountability | Part 1 | Goodbye Federal Assessment Guardrails?

By Charles Barone, National Parents Union Senior Director of the Center for Innovation Many of us in the education policy world attended ...

Policy Protecting New York’s Students: A Call to Action for Lawmakers

Protecting New York’s Students: A Call to Action for Lawmakers By Ashara Baker, New York State Director, National Parents Union For ...