April 4, 2018
Education Week, Vol. 37, Issue 25
Every Student Succeeds Act
Editor's Note: ESSA Is on the Runway
This special report takes a multifaceted look at just how prepared states, districts, and schools are for implementing ESSA's changes when the law goes into full effect for the 2018-19 school year.
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ESSA Progress Report: How the New Law Is Moving From Policy to Practice
The Every Student Succeeds Act becomes a working reality in district central offices and schools this fall, but it remains to be seen if the new federal law will live up to its bipartisan promise.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Satisfying ESSA's Evidence-Based Requirement Proves Tricky
The law gives new flexibility on how to make improvements to the worst-performing schools, but the choices must have the facts to back them up.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Promised New Gauges of School Quality. Does It Deliver?
Chronic absenteeism and college-and-career readiness prove popular as states look to choose a school performance measure beyond test scores and grad rates.
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Making School-Spending Data Transparent and Accessible Is No Easy Lift
ESSA’s new requirement that districts report school-by-school spending numbers could prove a boon to the public and parents, and a headache for school administrators.
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Treatment of Vulnerable Students Proves a Political Flashpoint in State ESSA Plans
The law requires states to report the performance of students of color, those with disabilities, and others, but advocates and officials are sharply divided on the approaches states intend to take.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Programs and Requirements: What's New
The Every Student Succeeds Act includes some features new to existing federal K-12 law aimed at giving local leaders more flexibility on testing, spending, school improvement and more.
Every Student Succeeds Act
ESSA Offers Testing Flexibility. So Why Aren't States Using It?
So far, just a handful are aiming to take advantage of new leeway on how to measure student learning, despite long-standing calls for a freer hand on assessments.
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ESSA Pressures States to Assure All Students Have Good Teachers
States must lay out how they'll make sure poor and minority students aren't being taught by a disproportionate number of ineffective or inexperienced teachers. But they have leeway in defining who those teachers are.
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State, Local Officials Tussle Over Who's in Charge Under ESSA
At issue is just which branch of state government—or even which office—calls the shots on putting the Every Student Succeeds Act into practice. And election-year tensions up the ante.