 Sponsored byUnderstanding ESSAPlanning for ESSA Shows State ShortcomingsJessica R. Towhey, RealClearEducation Colorado's ESSA Plan Gets High MarksJessica R. Towhey, RealClearEducation ESSA Plans Under Official and Unofficial Review ESSA Plans Under Official and Unofficial ReviewRight now, officials at the U.S. Department of Education are reviewing the submitted plans to ensure compliance with federal law. Separate from the federal agency, outside groups w...(full article) Education Rising in One of the Nation's Poorest States Education Rising in One of the Nation's Poorest StatesNew Mexico Education Secretary Hanna Skandera spends a lot of time traveling the state, meeting educators and families, listening to their stories. On one occasion, she heard from ...(full article) Planning for ESSA Shows State Shortcomings Planning for ESSA Shows State ShortcomingsTurnover at the top levels of state government and a lack of relational infrastructure appear to be hampering some states in their efforts to develop plans to meet the new federal ...(full article) D.C. Leaders Put Aside Differences to Improve Schools D.C. Leaders Put Aside Differences to Improve SchoolsLast week, Washington D.C. education officials voted 6-3 to approve the District's plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, the new federal legislation governing American ...(full article) Most Recent ArticlesESSA Plans Under Official and Unofficial Review - Jessica R. Towhey, RealClearEduRight now, officials at the U.S. Department of Education are reviewing the submitted plans to ensure compliance with federal law. Separate from the federal agency, outside groups w... Education Rising in One of the Nation's Poorest States - Jessica R. Towhey, RCEdNew Mexico Education Secretary Hanna Skandera spends a lot of time traveling the state, meeting educators and families, listening to their stories. On one occasion, she heard from ... Planning for ESSA Shows State Shortcomings - Jessica R. Towhey, RealClearEducationTurnover at the top levels of state government and a lack of relational infrastructure appear to be hampering some states in their efforts to develop plans to meet the new federal ... D.C. Leaders Put Aside Differences to Improve Schools - Jessica R. Towhey, RCEdLast week, Washington D.C. education officials voted 6-3 to approve the District's plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, the new federal legislation governing American ... Colorado's ESSA Plan Gets High Marks - Jessica R. Towhey, RealClearEducationThanks to an inclusive and well-designed approach, Colorado is among a small group of states that will meet an April 3 deadline to submit plans to implement new federal education l... New Report Provides Independent Review of State ESSA Plans - C. Beach, RCEdStates are making strides to broaden and improve their accountability systems but are struggling to identify and assist low-performing subgroups of students, according to a new ind... Exclusive New Independent Review of State ESSA Plans - Carolyn Phenicie, The74States are doing a good job broadening measures of school accountability but failing to address low-performing subgroups of students, according to an independent review of state pl... Improving Accountability Measurement Under ESSA - Matthew Di Carlo, FordhamDespite the recent repeal of federal guidelines for states' compliance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states are steadily submitting their proposals, and they are righ... Freed From Regulations, CA Unveils the 'California Way' - Joy Resmovits, LA TimesPatricia Rucker started tearing up, and the room fell silent.“I've been a member of this board for six years,” she said Wednesday at a meeting of the California State B... Early ESSA Plans Don't Do Enough for High Achievers - Brandon Wright, FordhamBy next week, sixteen states and the District of Columbia will have submitted plans to the U.S. Department of Education to meet their obligations under the Every Student Succeeds A... States and Govs Must Collaborate Under ESSA - Thomas J. Kane, The74With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015, Congress tossed the keys for K-12 education back to states and school districts. However you feel about the expanded fed... Let's See Who's Serious About Improving Schools - Jim Cowen, The HillApril marked a big milestone for the education community and for parents across the country eager to ensure high-quality education for their children.After months of meetings, more... Variety of Approaches Covered in First 12 ESSA Plans - Pat Donachie, Education DiveStates that have already submitted accountability plans to the U.S. Department of Education in accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act are using many metrics in crafting way... School Improvement: Don't Wait Until Third Grade - M. Connors & E. Regenstein, FordhamFordham's recent report, Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth, lays out some school improvement strategies that states should strongly consider. But in analyzing how to... How to Design a Responsible School Rating System - Jon Valant, BrookingsIs it possible to summarize a school's performance, fairly and accurately, with a single rating? Schools are complex organizations that serve a variety of purposes, and measuring t... DeVos's ESSA Peer Review Guidance Is a Victory - Brandon Wright, FordhamBack in November, I praised the Obama Administration's Every Student Succeeds Act accountability regulations for permitting states to use performance indices in lieu of simple, pro... 3 Ways to Improve Low-Performing Schools Under ESSA - M. Petrilli & E. Gray, The74As education reform advocates know, the Every Student Succeeds Act got rid of the School Improvement Grants program and replaced it with a requirement that states spend 7 percent o... Expanded School Choice Not in State Ed Plans – So Far - Lauren Camera, US NewsAs states begin delivering their proposed school accountability plans to the Department of Education – so far, 10 in total – most seem to be shirking Secretary of Educa... Six Questions to Ask About State ESSA Plans - Alyson Klein, EdWeekBreak out the balloons and the bubbly drinks, it's April 3! That's right, it's the first official deadline for states to turn in their plans for implementing the Every Student Succ... ESSA State Update March 30 - CSS, RealClearEducationAs Delaware officials continue to draft the states ESSA implementation plan, advocates are concerned over the proposed use of a 5-star system to rate schools. The Maryland Le... ESSA State Update March 23 - CSS, RealClearEducationOver 50 education and civil rights leaders in Washington D.C. called for the district's board to approve the Office of the State Superintendent of Education's proposed ESSA impleme... States Plan for Sensible School Reform Under ESSA - R. Hess & M. Eden, NROIn Washington, a big part of the Republican project for 2017 is cleaning up a litany of Obama excesses. But in the states, perhaps the biggest challenges will be fulfilling the pro... ESSA Rules Rollback Complicates States' Planning - Andrew Ujifusa, EdWeekCongressional Republicans and President Donald Trump's administration recently put their own stamp on the Every Student Succeeds Actt by dismantling key elements of the previous ad... Ohio Listens and Delays Its ESSA Plan - Jessica R. Towhey, RealClearEducationMaking good on a promise to heed public input, Ohio's top education official announced earlier this week that he would delay submitting a federally-required education plan.“T... ESSA State Update March 17 - CSS, RealClearEducationOhio School Superintendent Paolo DeMaria announced the state will delay the submission of its ESSA implementation plan until September. Kentucky State Education Commissioner Stephe... States Say ESSA Rule Changes Don't Mean Much - P. Cramer, ChalkbeatLast week's headlines were dramatic: “Obama education rules are swept aside by Congress.” “Senate dumps Obama rule for holding schools accountable.”You migh... DeVos Pitches ESSA Flexibility to Big-City School Leaders - C. Phenicie, The74Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in a speech Monday touted new, looser rules for state implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act in a speech that received a lukewarm receptio... The 'Miraculous' Rise and Ugly Fall of ESSA - Carolyn Phenicie, The74The move by House and Senate Republicans to use the blunt-force Congressional Review Act to obliterate the Obama-era K-12 accountability rules shows just how badly the education co... Congress to Kill ESSA Rules, Let States Do as They Please - Conor Williams, The74No one likes to be held accountable. It's neither comfortable nor fun to take responsibility for ourselves. This is baked into human beings pretty much from the beginning — a... 40 ESSA Rules Endangered by Republican Repeal Efforts - A. Hyslop, FordhamCongress is in recess this week, but when it returns, it is likely that a resolution to rescind the final Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) regulations for accountability, data, an... GOP Guts Obama's ESSA Rules. Here's Why It Matters. - Brandon L. Wright, RCEdOn February 7, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 234-190 to roll back regulations created under President Obama that interpret the accountability provisions of the Every Stud... The Long Path to ESSA - Rick Hess & Max Eden, Manhattan InstituteWhen President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) into law on December 10, 2015, he joked that it was “a Christmas miracle.” Miracle or not, it w... DeVos to State Chiefs: Full Speed Ahead on ESSA - Alyson Klein, EdWeekThe Obama administration's accountability regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act have been paused by the Trump administration, and they're on thin ice in Congress. But U.S.... Making Sense of ESSA's New Provisions - Rick Hess, EducationNextMax Eden and I are just out with a new book: The Every Student Succeeds Act: What It Means for Schools, Systems, and States. The volume, thanks to a remarkable set of contributors,... 4 Ways ESSA Protects Against Your Worst Fears - Nicole Gorman, Education WorldBetsy DeVos, one of Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet appointments has narrowly been confirmed as the country's next secretary of education.In fact, it doesn't get much mor... Trump Puts ESSA Accountability Rules on Hold - Carolyn Phenicie, The 74The implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act just got fuzzier.The Trump administration late Friday delayed the implementation of all pending federal regulations, including ... What Should ESSA Accountability Look Like? - Derrell Bradford, Fordham InstituteIn education reform's post-election landscape, long-dormant fault lines have slipped, opening huge chasms of belief as former allies run to their respective partisan or issue-based... |
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