The U.S. News and World Report – Gerard Robinson
“In December, Congress passed and President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act. The law reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and replaced the much-maligned No Child Left Behind Act, which also reauthorized the 1965 law and has governed schools since 2002. Most notably, the Every Student Succeeds Act radically reduces the U.S. Department of Education’s authority over state curriculum frameworks, standards and testing decisions; gives states the power to use “evidence-based” models when investing in the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools; and curtails the secretary of education’s authority over state and local policy making. To make this clear, the law even states.”(more)