ESEA
Learn more about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the primary federal education law
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA's Growing Pains Evident Amid Progress
From oversight and state and district accountability to data reporting, the Every Student Succeeds Act remains a work in progress more than four years after its passage.
Every Student Succeeds Act
States, Districts Tackle the Tough Work of Making ESSA a Reality
A check-in shows that states and districts are mostly using newfound flexibility under the Every Student Succeeds Act to make incremental changes in education policy.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Answering Your ESSA Questions
As part of a continuing series, Education Week’s Politics K-12 bloggers field questions from educators, policymakers, and others about meeting the challenges of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Hitting ESSA's Elusive Targets on School Accountability
States have all had their blueprints approved under the Every Student Succeeds Act, but advocates are withholding judgment on whether those efforts are on the right track.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Overhauling Student Assessments: A View From the Pilot's Seat
Louisiana and New Hampshire are among the handful of states that have stepped up to experiment with crafting new student assessments under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Standards & Accountability
A Heavy Lift to Make School Data Transparent—And Easy to Use
States and districts are scrambling to meet the Every Student Succeeds Act’s demand for broad and readily searchable information about schools.
Standards & Accountability
The Ball Is in Betsy DeVos' Court as States Seek to Revise ESSA Plans
Will the education department let a state go in an entirely new direction, as long as what it is proposing to do is still kosher under the law?
Federal
Third Grade Retention of ELLs: New Research Sparks Furor
New research that suggests struggling English-learners could benefit from repeating 3rd grade is drawing strong pushback from scholars.
Every Student Succeeds Act
How Are States Measuring College-and-Career Readiness? It's a Hodge-Podge
Nearly all are gauging school performance in part by whether students show they're ready for life after high school, a way of meeting ESSA's requirement for some measure aside from test scores.
Standards & Accountability
Rollout of ESSA Report Cards Frustrates School Leaders
Tensions flare between state policymakers, K-12 practitioners, and parents over how to best define and report school success under redesigned accountability systems.
Every Student Succeeds Act
DeVos Team Holds 'Design Challenge' for ESSA Report Cards
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to publish a host of new information, including data on school-by-school spending, long-term English-learners, homeless and foster students, and more.
Federal
Lame-Duck Indiana Chief Frustrated Over K-12 Governance
Jennifer McCormick, a Republican who will not run for re-election in 2020, says the state's government structure "causes confusion and stretches resources."
Every Student Succeeds Act
State ESSA Plans Fall Short on Spec. Ed., Advocates Say
The National Center for Learning Disabilities cites shortcomings in how states plan to hold schools and districts accountable and support them in meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
Federal
Betsy DeVos Has Approved Every ESSA Plan. Read What's in Them
All the ESSA plans submitted by states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have been approved by Betsy DeVos. Don't feel like reading them all? We've got your cheat sheet here.