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This update on the Every Student Succeeds Act and the education plans now being implemented by states and school districts is produced in partnership with ESSA Essentials, an ongoing series from the Collaborative for Student Success. It鈥檚 an offshoot of their聽聽newsletter, which you can聽! (See our recent ESSA updates聽from previous weeks right here.)

When the Every Student Succeeds Act was passed into law on Dec. 10, 2015, President Barack Obama called it a 鈥淐hristmas Miracle.鈥� While schools are 鈥渟till in the process of formally adjusting鈥� to the law and some critics continue to raise concerns over its efficacy, 鈥渢he universal expectation on Capitol Hill is that it will effectively be the law of the land for years to come.鈥�

On its four-year anniversary, in聽Education Week聽brings together a range of voices 鈥� from members of Congress and the U.S. Department of Education to state superintendents, principals and teachers 鈥� to reflect on progress made under the law and what work is still left to do.

鈥淥n this fourth anniversary, we should remember that the best decisions about increasing student achievement and fixing the lowest-performing schools are usually made state by state, community by community,鈥� said Sen. Lamar Alexander, one of the law鈥檚 chief architects.

鈥淟ocal lawmakers should always look to extend the same flexibility ESSA allows states to teachers, parents and students themselves,鈥� said Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. 鈥淢ore states need to embrace the opportunities ESSA affords to do what鈥檚 right for their students.鈥�

However, Sen. Patty Murray, another of ESSA鈥檚 chief architects, was less sanguine: 鈥淚 just see a lot of problems with how Secretary DeVos is implementing this law,鈥� she said, indicating 鈥渢hat plans approved by DeVos do not properly identify schools with struggling subgroups the way ESSA requires them to.鈥�

Missouri parents get more spending transparency

As 聽reports for the聽Missourian, data released by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will give parents the opportunity to look up 鈥減er-student costs school building by school building鈥� across all public schools in the state. Previously, this information was available only at the district level. The new move toward greater transparency 鈥渋s part of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.鈥� Across Columbia Public Schools, the data show 鈥渁 wide range in spending levels,鈥� as 鈥減er-pupil expenses range from $6,500 to $14,300.鈥� Enrollment, special needs and resources are among the factors taken into consideration when determining per-student spending, with costs 鈥渂ased on equity, not equality.鈥�

States leveraging tech to boost learning under ESSA聽

This article in 聽highlights the myriad ways in which states are leveraging technology to transform the classroom experience. Under ESSA, 鈥渟tates are implementing various programs that use education technology to boost traditional classroom learning,鈥� including blended learning 鈥� something 鈥淓SSA specifically defines and recommends.鈥� Blended learning uses a mixture of technology and face-to-face learning to 鈥渃reate an individualized learning experience,鈥� an approach being implemented in Rhode Island, Colorado and Texas.

At the same time, computer-adaptive assessments in Virginia and Nebraska are providing a more robust understanding of students鈥� progress. Finally, many states, including California, Michigan and Maine, are also using data to track student progress and provide greater transparency and accountability.

Collaborative for Student Success, Education Week host ESSA anniversary summit

On Dec. 10, 2019, the Collaborative for Student Success, in partnership with聽Education Week, hosted a Summit on Capitol Hill to mark four years since ESSA鈥檚 passage. The gathering featured the law鈥檚 congressional co-authors, policymakers, education experts and other stakeholders, who came together to review the marquee federal education law鈥檚 implementation and identify challenges and opportunities as ESSA is put into practice across the nation. For an overview of remarks from the law’s congressional authors and discussions on topics ranging from educational equity to school finance data,聽

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