Every Student Succeeds Act
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the Every Student Succeeds Act.
The Every Student Succeeds Act: An ESSA Overview
2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy.
Special Report
Putting ESSA's Puzzle Together
This special report on the Every Student Succeeds Act offers a big-picture look at the state of play on ESSA nationally some three years after the federal K-12 law’s passage.
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ESSA on the Runway
The Every Student Succeeds Act makes its classroom debut this fall. Here’s a look at where things stand after more than two years of preparation by states and school districts that must make ESSA legislative blueprint a reality.
Quality Counts
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Quality Counts 2017: Building on ESSA's K-12 Foundation
Quality Counts is Education Week's annual report on state-level efforts to improve public education. This 21st edition examines what states and districts are doing to make ready for the Every Student Succeeds Act’s implementation.
Every Student Succeeds Act Trump Administration Wants More Info on Three State ESSA PlansDelaware, Nevada, and New Mexico must supply a detailed list of information to get their plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act approved by the U.S. Department of Education.
Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion To Measure the Arts, Think Outside the BoxMeasuring arts education is vital for gauging its impact, writes Sunil Iyengar of the National Endowment for the Arts.Every Student Succeeds Act News in Brief Governors Urge Congress to 'Prioritize' Education AidIn a letter to the top federal lawmakers responsible for funding the U.S. Department of Education, the National Governors Association is urging Congress to "prioritize investments" in programs related to the Every Student Succeeds Act, career and technical education, and other areas.Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion It's Easy to Become 'The Man'I was struck by how the reactions to my blog last week felt like just one more illustration of a larger shift in education reform.
Every Student Succeeds Act States Move From ESSA Planning to ESSA TrainingStates including Louisiana and New Mexico are training thousands of teachers in the coming weeks on how to implement their states' accountability plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act.Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion Of ESSA Plans and TPS ReportsAll the recent fascination with states' ESSA plans brings to mind the infamous TPS reports from the movie Office Space.Every Student Succeeds Act States' Special Education Work Offers a Jump on ESSA's DemandsThe requirement that states create ambitious blueprints to improve student performance under the Every Student Succeeds Act mirrors efforts by special education officials to focus on results, not just compliance.Every Student Succeeds Act States Struggle to Define 'Ineffective Teachers' Under ESSAThe Every Student Succeeds Act has reignited battles over how to determine which teachers fall short and whether state or local leaders should make those decisions.Every Student Succeeds Act In Some States, ESSA Means More Powers for Local School BoardsSome states, such as California, Kentucky and North Dakota plan to use the Every Student Succeeds Act to bolster the decision-making powers of their local school boards in the coming years.Every Student Succeeds Act Career Tech-Ed. Bill Models ESSA's FlexibilityProposed legislation to overhaul the nation's law governing career-and-technical education seeks to give states more discretion over spending, which programs to focus on, and other issues.Every Student Succeeds Act Political Policy Questions Tinge Ed-Tech ConferencePolitical uncertainty in the federal policy arena hung heavy over the recent ASU/GSV Summit, an annual event that draws thousands of educational technology executives, developers, and investors.
Every Student Succeeds Act Bill Would Repeal Law GOP Used to Scrap Obama's ESSA RulesThe legislation would get rid of the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to overturn newly finalized federal regulations, like those that President Barack Obama administration wrote to govern accountability and state plans for ESSA.Every Student Succeeds Act Opinion Education Policy: Props, Paper Plans, and Pyrrhic VictoriesA disproportionate amount of time, money, and energy has been devoted to scrutinizing and opining on states' new ESSA plans—as if boilerplate bluster will ultimately make a big difference for what happens in schools.
Every Student Succeeds Act State to Educators: Here's What ESSA Means for YouNorth Dakota principals, district officials, and others who will do the heavy lifting get first-hand briefings on the new K-12 law from those who prepared their state's plan.
Every Student Succeeds Act Seventeen State ESSA Plans Now Complete and Ready for ReviewAfter passing a preliminary bar with the U.S. Department of Education, a batch of states are ready for their Every Student Succeeds Act plans to be vetted in peer review.
