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 Reported Essay The Black Achievement Paradox Nobody's Talking AboutDrawing on his experience growing up in an Air Force family, Daarel Burnette II highlights emerging research on military-connected students.
Every Student Succeeds Act Lining Up for 2020: Potential Candidates and EducationThe 2020 presidential election is right around the corner. And there's a good chance that education could be a higher-profile-than-usual issue in what's shaping up to be a large and unwieldy field of potential candidates.Every Student Succeeds Act School 'Reform' Loses Steam as a Topline Political IssueTopics such as early-childhood education and workforce preparation gain traction as safer and more voter-friendly than harder-edged school accountability issues.Every Student Succeeds Act DeVos Team Holds 'Design Challenge' for ESSA Report CardsThe 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.
Every Student Succeeds Act Buckle Up, Betsy DeVos: House Democrats Take the HelmWith newly empowered Democrats in charge of the House education committee, expect the education secretary to testify more on Capitol Hill as she and other Trump education officials go under the microscope.Every Student Succeeds Act News in Brief Tool Launched to Help Policymakers Evaluate Education Programs' ValueThe Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness is offering a new tool to make evaluations of education programs more transparent for both researchers and education policymakers.
Every Student Succeeds Act Betsy DeVos Releases 'Parent Guide' to ESSA Report CardsDeVos and her team have created a guide to help parents make better sense of the maze of data that states are required to put in their new report cards under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Every Student Succeeds Act How Does School Climate Figure Into State ESSA Plans?At least eight states are considering school climate or discipline in rating their schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Every Student Succeeds Act How Does Science Testing Work Under ESSA?Science tests don't have to be used for accountability purposes. But at least 19 states are choosing to make them part of their school rating systems anyway.Every Student Succeeds Act State ESSA Plans Fall Short on Spec. Ed., Advocates SayThe 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.Every Student Succeeds Act State ESSA Plans A 'Missed Opportunity' for Special Education, Says Advocacy GroupMost states' plans Every Student Succeeds Act plans could do more to push rigorous goals and adequate supports for students with disabilities, according to an analysis from the National Center for Learning Disabilities.Every Student Succeeds Act Report Roundup AccountabilityMany state accountability plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act don’t do a great job of incorporating the performance of vulnerable subgroups of students, finds an analysis by the Alliance for Excellent Education, a research and advocacy organization in Washington.Every Student Succeeds Act What's in Store for States on Federal ESSA OversightEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos has the tools to hold states' feet to the fire on implementation of the federal K-12 law, but advocates remain wary about how aggressively her team will use them.Every Student Succeeds Act News in Brief Preschool Requirements Lessened, Under Revised Grant ProgramFederal Preschool Development Grants are back, but they offer substantive differences from the legacy program created during the Obama administration.Every Student Succeeds Act News in Brief Dozen-Plus Education Groups Tell Congress: No Money for WeaponsDon't allow federal funding to be spent on arming school staff members or training them to use weapons, more than a dozen groups representing educators told lawmakers in charge of education spending in a letter last week.
