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Here’s Where the Every Student Succeeds Act Stands

By Alyson Klein — April 03, 2019 1 min read
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The Every Student Succeeds Act turned three years old in December, but only recently have many districts and schools begun to experience the law’s impact.

That’s because states and districts have only just started identifying low-performing schools. Those schools are starting to create plans to fix their issues. And relatively soon, more schools are going to be identified for problems with particular groups of students. Plus, states are going to have to put all sorts of new information on their report cards, including financial transparency requirements. And states that are building brand-new tests are starting to putting that work to the test.

Want to dive deeper? We’ve got just the special report for you, with stories by the Politics K-12 team and our great colleague Daarel Burnette II of State EdWatch fame.

Want to know something about ESSA that we didn’t cover? Email us at aklein@epe.org or aujifusa@epe.org

Want to learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act? Here’s some useful information: