Education Next – Mark Dynarski
“Recently submitted state plans for implementing the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) provide insight into how research is making inroads into education policy at the state level. Based on my review of a sample of plans, a fair answer is that it is not. A previous post in this series by Martin West describes how ESSA created opportunities for states to use research and evidence in ways that improve student outcomes. [1] Opportunities, yes—but most of what is in the plans could have been written fifteen years ago.”(more)