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.
Special Report
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
Special Report
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 What the Research Says Some States' Goals for English-Learners 'Purely Symbolic'English-language-learner education policies nationwide remain "disjointed and inaccessible to local education officials, teachers, and education advocates" more than four years after the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act, finds a new Migration Policy Institute report.
Every Student Succeeds Act The Every Student Succeeds Act Is Working, Education Leaders Tell CongressExactly four years after the Every Student Succeeds Act became law, a group of state and local education officials, teachers' unions, and tell Congress they've made great progress under the federal K-12 law.
Every Student Succeeds Act ESSA Voices: The Every Student Succeeds Act, Four Years LaterThe Every Student Succeeds Act is now four years old; here’s what educators and officials from across the K-12 spectrum think about where it stands.
Every Student Succeeds Act States Gear Up to Overhaul K-12 Funding in 2020The political landscape for updating school finance systems won’t be any easier in the 2020 legislative season, despite a surging economy, state flexibility under ESSA, and single-party control in many states.Every Student Succeeds Act State ESSA Goals May Prove ElusiveBecause of the variety of goals and the reduced federal role from NCLB to ESSA, it's not easy to keep tabs on how all 50 states and the District of Columbia are doing when it comes to staying on track. But if you think those goals are important, you might have cause for some concern.Every Student Succeeds Act If States Are Missing Their Own ESSA Goals, What Comes Next?Could one state's struggles to meet its academic goals under the Every Student Succeeds Act signal trouble in other places in the years ahead?
Every Student Succeeds Act What States Can Learn From a Rejected California Push to Streamline TestingThere's a lot to unpack in a recently rejected proposal to allow the use of ACT or SAT tests for California 11th graders, with lessons for policy makers in other states.Every Student Succeeds Act DeVos Education Department Criticizes States Again for Their ESSA Approach"We're all going to be really disappointed at the first crack at this," Assistant Secretary of Education Jim Blew said about ESSA's required per-student spending reports for each school.
Every Student Succeeds Act Money Jitters Are Never Far Below the Surface for School LeadersTalk to school and district leaders and you’ll hear worries about the next recession, spending restrictions, and a public that knows little about worries that lawmakers and elected officials who know little about their funding needs.
Every Student Succeeds Act States Gird for Spending Reviews of Worst-Performing DistrictsA new mandate under the Every Student Succeeds Act requires a top-to-bottom look at how such districts deploy their money, staff, and the time used to support improvement.Every Student Succeeds Act How ESSA Could Complicate Rural TurnaroundsSmaller school districts could face unique challenges in complying with the federal education law’s mandate for evidence-based strategies when it comes to improving their lowest-performing schools.
Every Student Succeeds Act Districts Face Hurdles Finding Evidence-Based Improvement Strategies Under ESSAThe Every Student Succeeds Act requires that districts use evidence-based strategies to improve struggling schools. Administrators report challenges in meeting that requirement.
Every Student Succeeds Act Congress' Research Arm Explores Why ESSA's Spending Pilot Has Been SnubbedThe pilot was designed to let districts combine funding streams and direct more money to at-risk students. A new report explores why there's been little interest.
Every Student Succeeds Act States Have a Chance to Align Career-Technical Education Plans With ESSAA new report from several education groups says states should use career-technical education programs as school improvement tools, among other recommendations.
Every Student Succeeds Act Betsy DeVos Approves Testing Flexibility Under ESSA for Two More StatesGeorgia and North Carolina join Louisiana and New Hampshire as states to receive this flexibility designed to let them try out new ways to assess students' understanding under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
