Georgia and North Carolina Latest to Apply for ESSA's Innovative Testing 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.
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December 20, 2018
December 09, 2018
More Than a Quarter of Schools Could Be Flagged as in Need of Improvement Under ESSA, Experts Say
States are beginning to release lists of schools that need extra help under ESSA, and there's a particular group of schools that experts are watching closely: Additional Targeted Schools.
December 05, 2018
ESSA: Are States' School Report Cards Accessible to Parents?
The Data Quality Campaign, a Washington-based advocacy organization, reported that 58 percent of parents said they had checked out their child's school report card in the past year.
November 30, 2018
Trump Education Team to Examine if Students in 'Dangerous' Schools Are Able to Transfer
A little-known provision of the Every Student Succeeds Act allows students who attend a "persistently dangerous school," or who become the victim of a violent crime on school grounds, to transfer to a safer school.
November 26, 2018
How Can States and Districts Use ESSA to Embrace Arts Education?
At least five states want to gauge school performance in part on access to arts education.
November 20, 2018
Trump Ed. Dept. Outlines Process for States Seeking to Change Their ESSA Plans
State chiefs who want to make changes to the ESSA plans must first consult with their governors, and give the education community an opportunity to comment.
November 15, 2018
Many States Lack Focus on Equity in School Improvement, Report Suggests
A study of 17 states finds shortcomings in their school turnaround approaches and says it can be hard to tell how states will sustain their school improvement efforts.
November 14, 2018
Betsy DeVos' Team Holds School Report Card 'Design Challenge'
The Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to publish a host of new information, including data on school-by-school spending, long-term English-learners, homeless and foster students, and more.
November 07, 2018
Betsy DeVos Releases 'Parent Guide' to ESSA Report Cards
DeVos and her team have created a guide to help parents make better sense of the maze of data that states are required to put in their new report cards under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
October 28, 2018
How Are States Tracking College and Career Readiness Under ESSA?
More than 40 states are considering postsecondary and career readiness in school performance in some way in their Every Student Succeeds Act plans.
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