With No Child Left Behind in the rear view mirror and waivers a thing of the past, states are embarking on a new era of school accountability under the new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act. And as they get to work using their newfound flexibility to create a more personalized system of checks and balances, the question weighing heavy on everyone’s mind is whether states will be able to shed No Child Left Behind’s one-dimensional accountability system in favor of one that results in measureable improvements.
