Illinois Just Took A Big Step For Arts Education
The Illinois State Board of Education voted to add a weighted arts indicator to its Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan. Its the first state to do so.
Turning Four This Month, the Every Student Succeeds Act Is Hailed as a Victory for State Control of Education Policy. And, Critics Say, That’s Part of the Problem
The ESSA turns 4 this month. What does the future hold for this education policy?
It’s Nearly Time to Reauthorize the Every Student Succeeds Act: 4 Priorities Otherwise-Distracted National Leaders Should Set to Make the K-12 Law Stronger
The deadline is still looming — the end of next school year — and we clearly won’t even be ready to start thinking about fixing #ESSA if we don’t start talking about it
Five steps to understanding ESSA’s tiers of evidence
Five steps to understanding ESSA's tiers of evidence
O’Keefe & Lewis: New Report Shows 4 Ways States Can Innovate and Improve Their Exams — Even Without Joining ESSA Pilot Program
Only 4 states have joined ESSA testing pilot program. New report shows 4 ways the rest can innovate and improve their exams without federal permission
ESSA Says State Report Cards Must Track How Many Students in Foster Care Are Passing Their Reading & Math Tests and Graduating High School. Only 16 Do
How many students in foster care graduate from school? How many pass math and reading tests? Right now, fewer than half of states can answer both questions
This Week’s ESSA News: States Rethinking Report Cards, Using Data to Inform School Oversight, Targeting Classrooms for Additional Support & More
The 74 Million - Ashley Inman Zanchelli "Alyson Klein reports [...]
Educators Hoped ESSA’s ‘5th Indicator’ Would Paint a Clearer Picture of Student Success. But With Some States Now Choosing Up to 11 Different Measures, Experts Worry Results Are a ‘Hodgepodge’
The 74 Million - Taylor Swaak "Academic achievement has typically [...]
With Nearly 8 Million Students Chronically Absent From School Each Year, 36 States Set Out to Tackle the Problem in New Federal Education Plans. Will It Make a Difference?
The 74 Million - Taylor Swaak "So-called “chronic absenteeism” has [...]
This Week’s ESSA News: And Then There Were 6: A Look at How — and Why — 6 States Have Yet to Get Their ESSA Plans Approved
The 74 Million - Blair Mann "The U.S. Department of [...]