Four Pillars of Opportunity framework

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Cook-Harvey et al.'s framework organizes equitable ESSA implementation around access to higher-order learning, multiple equity measures, resource equity, and evidence-based interventions.

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• Four Pillars of Opportunity framework for leveraging ESSA toward equity: The report organizes its analysis of ESSA around four pillars of opportunity: "(1) access to learning opportunities focused on higher-order thinking skills; (2) multiple measures of equity; (3) resource equity; and (4) evidence-based interventions." The framework is presented as a bridge from an inequitable "factory model" of schooling relying on rote thinking and memorization toward a 21st-century model offering deeper learning. Each pillar is treated in a dedicated section with policy provisions and state and district examples. (Cook-Harvey et al. (2016))

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Key Sources

• Cook-Harvey, C.M., Darling-Hammond, L., Lam, L., Mercer, C., & Roc, M. (2016). Equity and ESSA: Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act. Palo Alto, CA: Learning Policy Institute. http://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/equity-essa

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