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This update on the Every Student Succeeds Act and the education plans now being refined by state legislatures is produced in partnership with ESSA Essentials, a new 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.)

Karen Jowers of聽Military Times takes a look at聽the rollout of ESSA鈥檚 which 鈥渇lags a student as being the child of an active-duty service member.鈥� It鈥檚 鈥渋mportant for military families to be aware of the change,鈥� said Christi Ham, chairwoman of Military Families for High Standards, because now there is 鈥渁 way to let school districts know their child has a seat in their school, and that if situations arise or a need arises for specific services, it won鈥檛 come as a shock to districts.鈥�

Also, a聽聽that can serve as a guide for military parents as they move to new school districts 鈥渁ims to provide local education officials nationwide with a number of recommended practices and additional steps that they should consider taking to successfully implement the ESSA military student identifier and effectively use the information collected.鈥� The authors note that for 鈥渇ar too long, little data has been available about military-connected students and their educational experiences and outcomes, or their transition pathways,鈥� but thanks to ESSA, 鈥渢his is about to change.鈥�

See below for more ESSA news.

1 New wrangling over Florida鈥檚 revised accountability plan

Jeffrey Solochek聽聽in the聽Tampa Bay Times聽that while Florida鈥檚 latest ESSA plan redraft addresses a number of the issues raised by the U.S. Department of Education, according to the department鈥檚 Libby Witt, 鈥渟ome of the revisions that FDOE made in the Aug. 24 revision have resulted in new concerns about other sections of the plan; these inconsistencies also need to be addressed.” The feds want answers to how the state plans to calculate achievement and proficiency in math, as well as how it will identify schools that need improvement and support, and how schools will exit such status 鈥� but did not ask about the 鈥渕any issues relating to English language learners that some civil rights activists have focused on,鈥� Solochek writes. Florida officials have until Oct. 4 to respond.

2聽Innovative Assessment Pilot application process reopens

Education Week鈥檚 Alyson Klein聽聽that the Education Department 鈥渋s inviting more state applications鈥� for ESSA鈥檚 Innovative Assessment Pilot, 鈥渨hich allows states to try out new types of tests in a handful of districts before taking them statewide.鈥� Under ESSA, seven states, or groupings of states, can take advantage of the program, but thus far, only Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Puerto Rico have . The feds have already approved , while New Hampshire鈥檚 application is pending approval. States need to inform federal officials of their interest in applying for the program by Oct. 17, and applications are due by Dec. 17.

3 Fighting 鈥渁ttendance gaming鈥� under ESSA

Taylor Swaak聽聽here in 蜜桃影视 that 鈥渢ackling chronic absenteeism is now part of education plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act for 36 states and Washington, D.C.鈥� She writes that the 鈥渞esulting requirements are also new, with many states crafting uniform definitions for chronic absence for the first time and reporting attendance data that distinguishes whether each student absence is excused, unexcused, or linked to disciplinary action.鈥� This increases the 鈥渁ccountability stakes鈥� for absenteeism and, in combination with new reporting methods, 鈥渉ave some education experts worried that the data聽could be vulnerable to error or manipulation.鈥�

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