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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.)

A recent report from the Center on Education Policy, “How States Are Responding to ESSA’s Evidence Requirements for School Improvement,” reveals that many education leaders feel 鈥渙verwhelmed鈥� about implementing school improvement under ESSA. Using interview information from leaders in seven states, 鈥渢he report focuses on state experiences with initial implementation of the ESSA evidence requirements, including state efforts to identify evidence-based interventions and assist districts with their school improvement efforts.鈥�

The report finds that education leaders 鈥渨ho oversee school improvement are having a tough time getting a handle on the role evidence must play in turnaround efforts 鈥� and some are worried about the sheer volume of schools that could get identified as needing some sort of intervention in the age of the Every Student Succeeds Act,鈥� writes Andrew Ujifusa for聽.

Additionally, the Education Commission of the States recently published a聽聽regarding school improvement plans and efforts in all 50 states, as well as D.C. This 鈥渃omprehensive resource鈥� provides 鈥渋nformation identified in statute, regulation and states鈥� plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) as of December 2018.鈥� However, it does not include 鈥渟tate education agency resources 鈥� such as guidelines or handbooks 鈥� or other sources outside of statutes, regulations and ESSA plans.鈥�

Check out below for more ESSA news.

New Mexico gets rid of A-F school ratings

Cindy Long聽聽that New Mexico鈥檚 new governor and secretary of education will 鈥渁mend the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), scrap the A-F school grading system and replace the policy of labeling schools as 鈥榝ailing鈥� in favor of actually supporting schools in need and celebrating successes of schools doing well or making progress.鈥� The state plans to launch the 鈥淣ew Mexico Spotlight Dashboard鈥� this fall, which will 鈥渃elebrate the success of the highest-performing schools, identify schools that the department will support with federal grant money, and provide families with an opportunity to learn more about their local schools.鈥�

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Democrats propose $4.4 billion increase for education

In this聽Education Week聽piece, Andrew Ujifusa聽聽of what to look for in the House Democrats鈥� Education Department budget legislation for fiscal year 2020. One item to watch is the proposed 鈥�$1.2 billion program that supports school safety, student well-being, and academic enrichment鈥� 鈥� one that has been 鈥渁t the center of a firestorm over whether it can and should be used to help arm teachers.鈥� While the Trump administration seeks to eliminate it, Democrats are opposed to doing so. 鈥淔rom last fiscal year to this one, lawmakers increased its funding by $700 million.鈥� And while ESSA authorizes $1.6 billion in funding for Title IV, Ujifusa wonders if House Democrats will 鈥渨ant to move it closer (or all the way) to that latter number.鈥� Ujifusa later reported that 鈥� for the U.S. Department of Education in the coming fiscal year, including notable increases for special education, educator training, and a $260 million initiative focused on social-emotional learning.鈥�

Equitable educational opportunities under ESSA

In this聽Latino Policy Forum聽, Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro and Karen Garibay-Mulattieri look at 鈥渢he promise of equitable educational opportunities鈥� for English learners under ESSA, with a focus on the state of Illinois. 鈥淭he Forum advocates for accountability systems which help us to understand newcomer and English Learner achievement over time,鈥� the authors write.聽鈥淲ith regard to English Learners, the state [of Illinois] should review the data and determine the best most student-centered options available under federal law for newcomers鈥� and develop a plan to track and monitor the long-term achievement of these students.

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