How Does School Climate Figure Into State ESSA Plans?
At least eight states are considering school climate or discipline in rating their schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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October 21, 2018
October 18, 2018
Four States Want In on Second Round of ESSA's Innovative Assessment Pilot
Four states have raised their hands for the second round of the Every Student Succeeds Act's Innovative Assessment pilot: Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, and South Carolina.
October 15, 2018
How Does Science Testing Work Under ESSA?
Science tests don't have to be used for accountability purposes. But at least 19 states are choosing to make them part of their school rating systems anyway.
October 07, 2018
Betsy DeVos Has Approved Every ESSA Plan. Read What's in Them
All the ESSA plans submitted by states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have been approved by Betsy DeVos. Don't feel like reading them all? We've got your cheat sheet here.
October 04, 2018
Georgia Wants In on the ESSA Innovative Assessment Pilot
Georgia wants to allow districts to use a series of "formative assessments" instead of one big test at the end of the year.
October 02, 2018
New Hampshire Gets the OK to Participate in ESSA's Innovative Assessment Pilot
The Every Student Succeeds Act allows up to seven states to try out new kinds of tests in a handful of districts before taking them statewide.
September 30, 2018
How Do Districts Want to Spend Flexible ESSA Money? It Depends on Where They Are.
Professional development is a big priority for ESSA's block grant, according to an Education Week Research Center survey of more than 500 district leaders.
September 26, 2018
Betsy DeVos Greenlights Florida's ESSA Plan. Now All 50 States Have Been Approved.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has finally OK'd Florida's plan to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act. That means that single state, plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, has gotten the go-ahead for its plan.
September 25, 2018
Guns and Disadvantaged Students Take Center Stage at Senate ESSA Hearing
While state education chiefs praised the Every Student Succeeds Act for giving them new flexibility, Democratic senators said using federal money to arm teachers would be a terrible mistake.
September 24, 2018
Trump Team Updates Education Advocates on ESSA, Choice, and Safety
Top U.S. Department of Education officials met privately Monday with a group of education advocates to talk ESSA, the school safety commission, and choice.
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